Cops getting involved in your life is a huge red flag something must change.
Such a simple statement that beautifully crystallizes the reality. If you're not a raging asshole, the chances you will ever encounter a cop in a "professional capacity" are next to zero, unless you are a victim of a crime somehow.
Cops are like garbage. Garbage tends to attract more garbage- like if someone throws a fucked up old mattress into an alley, a few days later, there will be a mountain of garbage piled up on top of it. People see it and think "That's surely where I can put my garbage, that's where it belongs, otherwise there wouldn't be a bunch of garbage there already."
Apply this to police. Cops now know you. You have a reputation among them. They're going to be aware of what you drive, your daily routine, etc.. They're going to watch you until you fuck up and run a red light or get caught swerving while DUI. All because of the first time you dove into garbage.
It took me many years to pull my head out of my ass. If I can do it, so can others.
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