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Originally Posted by gvitaly
I can actually see why this happened.The way traffic stops work in Russia/Ukraine, you essentially bribe the cop to not give you a ticket. The cops themselves know which cars/people are untouchable, and almost never stop luxury cars, because they're almost always well connected and are more trouble than they're worth.
The reason all cops are 'corrupt' is because as soon as someone starts working as a cop he's given a quota he has to bring in to the station's chief monthly so he can keep his job. The rest of the money is his, and it's up to his discretion how much he takes advantage of it.
As for Galchenyuk, it's hard to jump to conclusions because we don't have all of the information. I assume he tried a bribe and it backfired, or perhaps he was under the influence/having a really bad day. Not making excuses for him, just shedding some light on the situation from the other side.
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Isn't Galchenyuk more or less American raised? His formative teenage years, as well as adult life look to have been almost exclusively spent in North America. He should have a pretty good grasp of how police stops over here work by now.
I see your point, but I can't see how he could have been confused at all with the way North American policing is carried out, at least for the most part.