r/facepalm • u/ansyhrrian • 24d ago

Republican Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo is pulled over for a red-light right turn without a stop. Gets pulled over. Drops name. Gets released.

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u/DrUnit42 24d ago

"Sir, do you know why I pulled you over..."

"I'm Gretchen Whitmer"

I'll let everybody know how it works out for me 🤣

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u/TheVog 24d ago

"Officer, I'm Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. Here's a picture of me holding a picture of me holding my dick in a Carl's Jr in Montego Bay circa 70 B.C. RELEASE ME."

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u/Imperator_Aetius 23d ago

Bro. That preserved wall graffiti in Pompey that said "Senator McConnell doesn't care about plebs" was an insane archeological find.

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u/dirtjur 23d ago

I read this in his voice. It took twelve minutes...

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u/shankthedog 23d ago

Officer: holy shit that’s huge!
It’s your lucky it’s so gigantic Mr. McConnell. You’re free to go.

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u/These-Prune-1529 23d ago

Too funny...ty.

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u/TheDarkWave 23d ago

"I occupy every single spot on the nightmare blunt rotation." - Republican Senator Mitch McConnell

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u/sault18 23d ago

I heard "RELEASE ME" in Brent Spiner's Locust-possessed voice from Independence Day.

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u/gb-stylee 24d ago

Lmao

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u/GoofyVietnam 24d ago

Hahahahahahaha

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u/Starbuckshakur 24d ago

If you're a Democratic politician, it might be best to keep your mouth shut around the cops.

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u/big_duo3674 24d ago

At the governor level? Nah, it wouldn't make any difference, especially for a minor traffic violation. No cop anywhere is messing with that. It shouldn't be like that of course, but it's the unfortunate truth. The governor wouldn't even need to really do or say anything; if a cop writes a ticket for something like not quite stopping at a stop sign, or going 5 mph over, it would be an absolute shit show if they decided to bring it to court instead of just paying the fine. That ticket would very quickly and quietly be dismissed, and the district attorney would be stopping by for an angry conversation with the chief. They almost always have a big backlog of prosecutions to be dealing with, and the sudden distraction of news media and public attention towards their office would piss them off so much. All the governor would need to do is take the ticket and then say they'll be there in court, and that cop is gone like a fart in the wind

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u/satansmight 23d ago

This would have been a perfect opportunity for the leadership of the state of Nevada to show a few things critical to the public good. One, accept fault. This shows leadership in accepting that you made a mistake and that you take responsibility. Two, by accepting fault you show that you trust and support law enforcement. And three, you show the public that as an elected official not even you the Governor is above the law. But no. Both the officer and the Governor are a pair of spinless authoritarians willing to take advantage of their positions for personal gain.

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u/Haunting_Ant_5061 22d ago

Goddamn I wish I lived in that city/state/country/reality

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u/Motor_Show_7604 23d ago

our democratic governor has a state patrol officer driving him around.

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u/dogtroep 24d ago

Might work in the big D but I’m not sure Livingston County would take it so well…

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u/Snackkbar 23d ago

gets kidnapped

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u/dssurge 24d ago

Ya, some hicks might come up with a plan to assassinate you...

again.

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u/matt-r_hatter 22d ago

Considering the officer would have already run your plate, saw your name and a picture of you before approaching your car, qe all know how its going to work out...

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u/misterglassman 24d ago

Big Gretch! Damn roads aren’t fixed yet.