In mother Russia…sandwiches eat you!
I feel for you, Zsofia, but you tell a very funny story. I feel a little bad for laughing at it - perhaps I’ve got sandwich fraud schadenfreude.
And if your answer is “D: all of the above,” then I must ask you why you hate America. 
You’re Batgirl?
Not that this thread is about border crossing, really, but I’ve almost always found the Americans to be politer than the Canadians, and I am Canadian. The Americans will ask me a lot of questions, because I cross the border on business frequently, but it’s generally with a smile or a joke. Canadians are often downright surly when I go home again.
On the other hand, I usually leave Canada at 9 in the morning and get back at midnight, which may have something to do with it.
Goddamn it! Stupid secret identity. Now I have to buy some glasses or some shit like that.
Nice Op. Made me hungry. Think I’ll toddle off to Subway.
You want one? It’s on me.
[suspicious] Why are you going to Subway?! [/suspicious]
I recently found out that police at my community college (who are an honest-to-Og police department, with status equal to the San Diego PD, etc.) are helping people steal cars. Apparently if you walk up to one of the pigs and say, “Hey, I locked myself out of my car, can you help me get in it?” they’ll actually break into the car for you and give you a wave and a smile, then go back to their pigsty to do pigly things, without asking you to prove that it’s your car.
Really? Damn. When I worked for the police at my University it practically took a blood and urine sample to get us to unlock your car. And if you aren’t the person on the registration (likely, since most college students use their parents’ cars), you aren’t getting in. We would run the plate, drivers license, the works.
Last spring when we went to Seattle, the American border guard took my grapefruit! :mad:
To the OP: South Carolina’s football program is on the rise. They’re in the top 10 (well, will be, after beating Kentucky.) Not trying to be nasty here. I’m in the heart of SEC fanaticism myself…but you’re either going to have to get used to football traffic or leave. Cause it ain’t going away.
FerGawdsakes dude. Do not, ever, ever ask for a cops badge number. Yes, *this *cop was polite, but I had LAPD say "You want my badge number? You’ll see it on your arrest report.’ Whereupon they arrested me. The DA refused to even bring charges. But still, handcuffs, bail, lawyer fees (de minimus, the Lawyer was a freind of the family), cavity checks, the whole works.
If you want to report a cop, note their name or badge number while making nice police conversation.
Don’t be fucking stupidly passive/aggressive with someone who not only has a gun, but whose word will be believed over yours if they want to trump up some charges. (Thank Prime my two cops had a record *and *my Dad knew Kenny Hahn, and had a sharp lawyer as a Vet buddy.)
Please fellow Dopers, don’t be stupid, like I was.
Might I suggest you reconsider that letter?
OK, that site is fucking scary: apparently there is - or ought to be, and God help you if you’re a cop and ignore it - a “brotherhood” that ensures that not only police but their immediate families are entitled to drive like crazy motherfuckers with total impunity denied to ordinary mortals because of something called “professional courtesy”.
Wow. I’m really hoping that’s a parody site…but it looks pretty genuine to me. I need to be more cynical, cos there’s me thinking that everyone was subject to the same laws, regardless of their occupation.
Damn.
Is this the first time you’ve ever talked to a cop in your life? It sounds like i.t
She was doing her job (albeit in a way you didn’t like).
She still let you through.
Then, she came up with a lame excuse about why she was all het up you. In crowd control situations cops always seem to start aggressive because they need to convey a sense of authority. And when you asked for her badge number, she probably started thinking, “I’m getting written up because this bitch thinks I crossed her funny.”
How about you grow a fucking set and realize the cop was doing her job.
All this for god damn Subway.
No, all this for god damn football. I am so glad I don’t live near any football stadiums here.
Well, you don’t want diseases from the Calgary citrus orchards spreading to the Seattle-area citrus industry.
Hey, I’ve lived here all my life. Trust me, it doesn’t matter how the team is doing at all, the people here are always going to be morons about it. Doesn’t mean I can’t still call them morons.
Can I rephrase the OP.
A driver wanted to get a sandwhich. A police officer, assigned to traffic duty for a football game that she probably doesn’t give a fuck about, has to deal with asshole drivers for a couple hours and gets a little snippy to a poor innocent driver. She then lets that driver through, and goes back to doing her job. The driver then comes back, asks for her badge number as if to report her, and she gives it to him and explains why she acted like she did. Driver goes home, while police officer stays and works a shitty detail for a few more hours.
I know, my take isn’t nearly as funny though.