MekongMouse wrote:

Samouth wrote:

Cam Nivag wrote:Maybe if they increased the fines people wouldn't drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. If you do something like that in the US the fine is probably $200+.

Hey I would love them to perform their duty well like US cops. I am really happy to obey my country low but at this point I didn't mean to drive on the wrong direction, just because I don't know it. I am okay to pay the fine if it will go to the government instead of their pocket.

Remember all the money that US cops fined went to the government but this absolutely went to their pockets. I don't know if you experienced this. The way they fined you was completely a scam. They will try to threaten you and get you to pay them more money.

You really shouldn't use US cops as an example of "good cops." They don't bribe everyday folks, but their pockets are still being lined daily, just differently. If they could get away with the open bribery of cambodia, i have no doubt the pigs would. Also they kill unarmed people all the time and never even get prosecuted. As a non-criminal American, I can say I'm genuinely scared of police. When I see them, I try to go in a different direction. Many have anger issues and behave like they're invincible, which they basically are because if you touch them you'll spend the rest of your life in prison or die and if they kill you, they'll have a few weeks paid time off as the public outrage dies and the department can sweep it under the rug.

The fact that they threatened to do something they don't actually have a legal right to do (impounding) and that they refused to issue a receipt is the frustrating part. Being fined the appropriate amount and in the appropriate manner be better.

Sailorman wrote:Today I was pulled over by Snookyville's finest for running a red light. I never run red lights and didn't, but the BIB were short of beer money. The cop told me I ran a red light and I called him a liar and we argued for a few minutes. He then stated that the fine was 10,000 riel and I told him to go pound sand and he was corrupt as it was only 5000 riel.

I pulled out my trusty copy of the laws/fines and waved it in his face. he took it over to the head guy and talked with him for a while. I told the young cop that even though I didn't go through a red light that I would pay the 5000 riel fine and btw I want a receipt.

The young cop and the head guy said no receipt and I said lets go see the head cop at the police station and find out just who is full of Sh*t. Well, the head on site cop reach's into his things and pulls out a receipt book and gives me a receipt. All the while the young cop and his friend are trying to read the laws/fines paperwork. They photographed the paperwork and I was on my way. (I think they were really glad to get rid of me.) They really hate it when you call bullsh*t on them when they pull you over because you are driving-while-white.

Jacobincambodia wrote:I recently got pulled over on Mao Tse Toung near IBC, west of 163. I actually didn't do anything wrong but they claim they couldn't see my tax sticker. He then asked for my license. Whoops! It was expired by 2 months. I said, ok go ahead and give me a receipt and I'll pay a fine. That was the beginning of a 30 minute back and forth. Yes, they threatened to impound my car, blah, blah, blah. I asked for a copy of the law that states they can impound my car. They showed me some stuff in Khmer. I was able to fumble my way through it and point out that they couldn't actually take my car. Their first request was $50. After I called them out on their little law book, they dropped it to $10. I said I wasn't paying anything without a receipt. They were pretty upset at this point, saying repeatedly that they are the police. You need to respect the police. I said I was sorry but I can't respect corrupted policemen and politely said I would actually respect them if they did their job. I said this to the most arrogant one (the guy with a $4k KTM Duke). He was clearly making some bank by intimidation. It's really unfortunate!

blockhead wrote:I have been telling them for more than two years that mr HE said no more corruption so I cannot pay. If they persist I tell them that I work at the Australian Embassy, sometimes I even claim to be a policeman myself. I tell them that if I pay then we all have a problem and by the time I am asking their names they wave me away. I haven't paid a cracker for a long time.

Sir_Quality_U_Feel wrote:

Samouth wrote:

Cam Nivag wrote:Maybe if they increased the fines people wouldn't drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. If you do something like that in the US the fine is probably $200+.

Hey I would love them to perform their duty well like US cops. I am really happy to obey my country low but at this point I didn't mean to drive on the wrong direction, just because I don't know it. I am okay to pay the fine if it will go to the government instead of their pocket.

Remember all the money that US cops fined went to the government but this absolutely went to their pockets. I don't know if you experienced this. The way they fined you was completely a scam. They will try to threaten you and get you to pay them more money.

I was looking at police officer jobs back in the USA and just starting out of the Academy, the pay was $25 per hour. That could be a difference.

General Mackevili wrote:

Sailorman wrote:I haven't seen any Christians beheading people lately.

It wasn't long ago Christians were killing witches in Salem...