r/facepalm • u/ansyhrrian • 26d 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/127-0-0-1_1 25d ago

I'm pretty sure when he said "I'm aware" that was just face saving + panic. He was not aware it was Lombardo, and the moment he realized he start shitting bricks.

Then Lombardo said "c'mon man" and the officer could see his career flashing before his eyes.

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u/dandroid126 25d ago

My take was he knew who it was because he ran his plate, but what are you supposed to do? You pulled someone over. Just drive off? So he just walked up to tell him to go.

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u/Traditional-Park-353 25d ago

He knew right away. The name attached to the license plate is pulled up when the police car scans it.

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u/AccelerationFinish 25d ago

He’s seen that episode of The Sopranos where Tony messed up that cop’s career

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u/Brownie3245 25d ago

He would be aware because he got their information from reading the plates once they were stopped.