German police stopped us on the highway just before Austria: "Your back light is not working. They have really high fines in Austria. You should fix it before crossing the border." 😅
@@redzebra6688 This is very debatable for me. I mean, sure its a massive tax. But the benefits outweighs so much. But yes on a fundamental I agree the tax is high.
Similar story happened to me. My grandparents were giving me a ride home from school 8 years ago. My grandma unfortunately forgot to buckle her seatbelt. Police of course stopped us and wanted to give my grandparents a fine But when they saw me, they let it slide while saying "buy your grandson a ice cream for that money instead and drive safe". Grandparents indeed bought a ice cream lmao. European cops do be good in most cases. This happened in slovakia btw
different culture and stuff you know? maybe it was just luck that you Catched someone with a soft spot for people with children because he had some of his own. Maybe the officer was just a kind individual. everything can be the case.
Seriously, cops in the US are nice like this if you are nice to them, but if you are a total ass hole to the cop, they are going to do their job and fine you. Moral of the story: Don't be a dick to someone and expect them to do you a favor....
@@momijiso9535 True, they will give u a fine thats like 30€. This fine will cost the taxpayer more than the actual 30€ and noone is happy. But you would likely buy a light for your bike soon.
You hit the spot! But to be honest it is not fair against the policeman 🤷♂️ In Germany it will cost you only 15€ and not one day after expire date. It’s up to two months. 😂
My experience is totally different actually. A fine equal to 30 times the yearly cost of the insurance even if I clearly didn't know. And being treated like a criminal also. Maybe they are just racist against italians. Super strict and rude.
The US police segment somehow was even more stressful than I thought it would be with hearing/seeing Radical Living with an American accent and vibe for the first time!
The first time I was stopped by the German police was crazy. I was young, just got my drivers licence and didn't know how to behave in this situation. I did not remain in my seat nor in my car. I removed my seatbelt, got out of the car and walked towards the police car, before they even got out of theirs. They freaked out and we had a nice conversation, that I should not do this ever again. Then they told me, that they almost sh*t their pants, as they first thought I was going to attack them. There I realized, what I did wrong and finally remembered all of the movie scenes and that they are supposed to get to your window, while you have to remain in this spot until told otherwise. We laughed our *sses off at this point. Nice cops by the way.
"I need to see your Personalausweis! Are these two bags of unidentified garbage yours? Otherwise, our lab will find out the person who commited this felony!"
Of course, the Ordnungsamt is there to cash in money for the local muncipality. They have other tasks as well, but I can't recall any of them right now 😉. Making money through fines is definitely the most important and predominant task for them.
@@dnocturn84 my understanding is that they exist purely to prevent fun. Bbq in the park? That's a fine. Camping in the forest? That's a fine. Swim in a canal? That's a fine. Everybody from out of town parks illegally on my street so I can never park my own car... Thats NOT a fine 😆
I dunno... Americans always keep talking about how they need to be 100% prepared to go and murder everything they see. And how everyone is out to get them. I don't think they got it in themselves to chill.
I'm portuguese and all my previous encounters with Police were always smooth and pleasant, but this last one (about a couple months ago) was a bit more weird and stressful than usual, but ended nicely. Thing is, I was heading home about 4 AM, and right about before turning to my street, a Police car had reached me behind me (I was actualy driving relaxed and slow, that's why they reached me). I didn't noticed the car behind me was a Police car, and I simply turned the blinkers and moved to my exit (my street). Just when I entered my street, the car behind me followed me and gave me light signals to stop (not the Police blue lights, the regular road ones). I hesitated for a moment, but then I stopped (at first, I thought it could be some crazy mf, but then I thought it could be some friend of mine or something). Only after I stopped I noticed it was the Police. I got out of the car, and this was when the conversation was weird.... - Me: Sorry officers, I didn't noticed it were you guys. Did I do something wrong? - Officer: I don't know. Did You? - Me: I don't know. I think I didn't. But maybe I did and didn't noticed. Afterall, you are here... Did I ? - Officer: I don't know. What do you think you did wrong? - Me: Eh... Maybe I forgot to signal my turn with the blinkers? I mean... I Guess.. Now I don't remember... - Officer: I don't think that was the case for sure. (Here I started sweating, like 'wtf is going on?'). Only after those officers got my license and other documents , we (me and them) understood what was going on. They asked me "Wait, it says here that THIS is your adress... You live here?!". And I said "Yes, on that house with the black roof, on the bottom of the street ". They asked me why I was up so late, and I explained that I played at a folclore festival that night, I play in an amateur tradicional folclore group as hobby, and I even showed them my instruments in the backseat. Oh, and I also had a couple plates and glass cups in a box, that's why I was driving slow not to break them. They started laughing lots, and said "Now we understand why you turned to this street in such a suspicious way, as soon our car reached you, so quickly, like if you were trying to avoid us, and driving carefuly slow to maintain appearances.. - You simply live here! 😅" My reaction simply was something like "Oh... That's why all this. Well, it kind of makes sense. I think I would also be suspicious if i was a policeman." We all had a good laughter and ended up staying a bit talking. Really Nice folks!
@@pak3ton There is a "slight" difference between "guilty until proven innocent" and "suspicious until circumstances are cleared." If a cop sees someone shoot someone else in broad daylight they shouldn't assume it's a cosplay recreation of a scene with fake blood, you know, until someone points out that they are at a convention about detectives and robbers and the person that was shot is now drinking water over by the bar. This was such a case.
Here in DK they can look up the address of the license plate in a matter of seconds, some of the cars even have systems that do it automatically. Almost sounds like they were just bored. On average Danish drivers has contact with the police once every 9 years if I remember the statistics correctly. And considering how many gets caught speeding, it's way less if you just drive more calmly.
@@BenjaminVestergaard Pretty sure they thought it just might be a burglar checking out potential targets, when they saw someone cruising through a neighbourhood with suspiciously low speed at night. And yeah, we'd all wish we were not 10 years behind on digital issues over here.
my father-in-law was a police officer for forty years, and he prides himself on never drawing his gun. he always managed to talk The situation down. (Dutch police)
Overall accurate but I do have a few things I found inaccurate with the US Cop. First, it's "License, Registration, and Proof of insurance." Second, he did not yell loud enough, the police yell a lot louder than that here! Third, the US cop would have immediately called for backup.
Yep, lived here in Germany for over 20 years and i have to say that the police are very professional and communicate with people unlike the crazy cops back in the USA where shooting is the first response.
"if all you have is a hammer, you start seeing everything as nails" the cops in the USA have one of the shortest training and education cycles of any developed nation, and all of it is about how to shoot. so naturally, the moment something happens and they need to "remember their training" to solve it, all they'll remember is how to shoot stuff, so that's what they will do
As a dark skinned immgrant in the USA, who got pulled over by the police quite a few times (speeding, illegal U-turn, texting / talking and driving, and more) I must say that all of my interactions were smooth and easy. I was always respectful, calm, didn’t try to argue or “fight back” - and always got the same calm attitude back.
I really think that's where the "American police" issue stems from. They, as with all police, have to assume the worst possible scenario when approaching a car. In the US, that means they have to assume the driver could be armed, and thus must first ensure that you are not a threat, as the worst scenario in the US means life or death for the officer. If you understand that, and comply with them when asked to see your hands or whatever, then all is good. The issue is that many people take offense to being told what to do apparently, or think the officer is over reacting, and want to challenge the officer. So now you end up in a situation where the officer doesn't know your intentions and is trying to figure out if you're a threat or not, and you are challenging them or yelling at them, which only makes you appear as a threat, even if you aren't, which means now they have to escalate as if you are a threat, which makes those people more upset, and it spirals from there. And before people say that our US cops are indeed over reacting to these stops, it really depends where you are. You have to think about the fact that for one, the US has more guns that people last I recall, and even if every US citizen is fully responsible with them, or even if they were to be fully outlawed, the US borders several of the largest drug and violent crime countries in the world making it a big target for the cartels of those countries, and has major problems in the south with illegal immigration, which is done by heavily armed (with illegal black market weapons) cartel members that bring people across the border. So a cop can never know if the person they just pulled over for some minor traffic violation is going to shoot them when they walk up because they were actually a drug runner, or if the person is just a nice old lady that was distracted. And if those are my two options, I'm not going to risk my life assuming it's the old lady until I can confirm that myself.
People always say police are corrupt and “racist”, yet I had one of those same idiots admit that they don’t even know what “racist” means nowadays. And in reality, I’d say only a tiny percentage of all police are corrupt/racist.
@@ScientistMan96 people don't like police because yes, they do overreact, they escalate situations because they think they're on top, that they are the law, I've seen cops make shit up just to arrest people, I've seen them shoot unarmed people because they're so "scared" when dealing with the population, if they're seriously think their loves are more important than the people they SIGNED UP to protect, they shouldn't be a officer
@@ScientistMan96 and people only "challenge" officers they go over the line of what they're suppose to do, give our life to someone is foolish and dangerous, that should never happen, if they don't want people to hate them they should step back and see all the shit they do
I used to do a lot of international travel. Overseas, customs, and duties officials wore suits or similar. They are incredibly professional and polite. In the US they dress as military or police and behave very differently. I recall returning from Asia to baggage claim. In most countries cell phones are allowed from the moment you land, not in the good ol USA. There were many people on my flight with limited English. The US customs guys, in military swat gear, started aggressively approaching people like drill sergeants, screaming in their faces to put their phones away. I was truly ashamed to be an American as I witnessed this.
I thought that it was a norm in many countries that cell phone/electronic device use is not permitted in customs halls. Yes - the US Customs officials do tend to be more nasty about enforcing this rule compared to officials from other countries, but I do not recall in my recent experiences being able to immediately use my phone in such situations in other countries such as South Korea, the EU, Japan, etc. when going into the customs hall directly off the plane.
one night the german police stopped me on my bike in which i was carrying a friend, they said you know you can´t go 2 people on a bike right? you know you cant be drinking while driving your bike right? you know you should have lights on right? and so on and on, they just told me very politely to stop it and everything was cool! here in spain it would have been 5 different fines amounting to a few thousand euros...
To be honest, i am german and made very good experience with the police in new hampshire. I got lost there, coming from canada in the middle of nowhere. Just been standing beneath the car with a map in my hand as a police car came by. He stopped and i asked him for help. It was unusual for me to see only one officer in the car. He was very nice and just said i shall follow him, he will bring me to the highway i was looking for. So i followed him. For almost an hour. Very nice.
TBH the German scenario is exactly what happens to me in the States. I usually get pulled over because the licence plate, but tend to just get a 30 day update/update citation. No guns, no yelling.The officers are very nice as long as you treat them like a person. Yes, I'm black and have been driving for 20 years. I do "get it". Some folks may not have the same experiences (especially in different parts of the US) and I find that to be a shame. But, I do think that most scenarios are like the first one. They are just not shown on the news or social media because... that would be boring.
It's satire, get over it. But satire always holds a foundation based on reality. These things also vary across the country and aren't the same everywhere.
@@tomlxyz Training and professional standards are woefully inadequate. It's all about hiring somebody, (anybody at this point) and having them hit the streets as soon as possible. Quite a few countries require a year or two of training before letting a new officer go on patrol. Here in the States, a lot of departments only give several weeks worth of training. No one wants to pay officers to be in training for any longer than what they're getting, but they quite often end up paying through the nose for lawsuits that result from inadequate training.
I come from a small town in the US of around 5000 people and even small town cops can have fat egos. I was once pulled over on my skateboard because the cop was "suspicious" that I was a drug dealer (totally not a drug dealer btw). He had no just cause to do that so what he did was pretty illegal. US cops hate any push back though so I just gave him my ID and answered some of his questions and he eventually let me leave. The whole ordeal was pretty tense.
I lived in Los Angeles for 30 years. Unfortunately, this is exactly the type of thing that is on the local news on a regular basis. One of many reasons that I fled to a smaller town. Very, very sad.
Sometimes I don’t really blame the cops either, it’s about the instincts. There’s 30% chances the citizen is with a gun whereas in Germany, there’s little or zero
@Willy The fun fact is that there‘s a huge illegal gun-trade in Germany. But they stay hidden very successfully and don‘t usually shoot cops or do other stupid stuff.
@@willy7968 Yes, it is certainly that but also due to bad training. Knowing what to do in a given situation and have your training internalized should help to keep you calm and being less on the edge. But it seems that is less and less the case in the USA.
I'm a white American and the one time I interacted with police (as a witness) they told me to keep my hands where they could see them three times. (I was standing in a park cause my friend was chased by some guy and it seems he called the police then ran all the way to the station leaving me behind). I was wearing shorts and a tee shirt and was anxious due to not knowing what happened to my friend and I guess I have a tendency to put my hands in my pockets when I am anxious. I never found out what happened to the guy but my friend is fine, this was a few years back when I was still in high school and my friend was driving me around.
Absolutely on the spot! 😁 I would like to narrate an incident that actually occured during my days of integration course. After our classes were over, we always used to take a shortcut just by crossing and walking over the railway track. One day the Rheinberg Police caught us and fined us. The police were actually polite and smiled and made us understand that if we behave like this then what will the kids learn and if something happens to you then who will be responsible? I was quite embarrassed actually. But right from the next day I decided that no matter what how long it takes I will make myself walk till the Rheinberg station.
@@pak3ton yeah, why be reasonable and actually follow rules that are really meant to protect you? Better going around like a headless chicken and causing problems to you and the rest of the world on the base of the completely illogical and immature reasoning of "following rules is bad just because".
@@pak3ton No, government punishes you because you broke the rules. Then it politely explains why there are such rules. Better? Or are you americans so dense that you can't understand such simple fact?
Gotta appreciate and laugh at the stereotypes, if you can't laugh at yourself or be laughed at a little you don't get to laugh at others scot free. Well played Racial living, the only thing missing was a "STOP RESISTING!!" as you unloaded an entire mag into him XD
The german Policeman is described quite accurate. I got lost twice in unfamiliar cities and the cops lead me to the right place. Salute to our german Policeforce. It's not easy to be under constand stress and facing the daylie troubles of the rest of the people. It must be even harder in the US. A lot more guns there and (as far as I know) less training before they really start their job.
It actually kind of happened to me exactly like this in Las Vegas. When I had to reach for the license, I had to use my left arm while my right arm was outside the window to reach over. Was more like acrobatics and scary at the same time;-)
While cops in USA are trigger happy, true amount of videos where we see people challenging police is very big. Everyone in USA thinks they are lawyers with their rights being infringed. So that already puts cops on the edge. Add to that the fact a cop in the US has much more reason to fear for his life while working than a German cop...
I can understand police being nervous if basically every bad guy is assured to have a gun... but that's the whole problem isn't it? Problem is, americans seem to have a blind spot there.
@@Pyriold Depending on where in the US you live. In the south, it's more the problem that there's a decent chance the guy you just pulled over is Mexican or Cuban cartel running drugs or illegals across the border, and yes they are heavily armed. Those will be armed regardless of US gun laws. Also, nearly every case of gun related crime in the US was done with an illegally obtained gun. That's another issue with the US's geographic location. It doesn't matter how strict our gun laws get, all they will ever do is restrict good, law abiding people from having protection. The bad guys have better access to even more powerful guns than the good guys do via the black market, which the Mexican cartel is more than happy to provide. I can't legally buy a military machine gun without going through many steps, several licenses, expensive paperwork, and months of wait, and even then it will require equally expensive registration, and yearly upkeep on the license, and that's even with the fact I'm already licensed to carry a firearm in the state I live in. The black market on the other hand has guns aplenty of all kinds and no restrictions or questions. Criminals can and will get their hands on a gun in the US no matter what our laws say.
The part with the US cops reminds of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as many people from minorities or even non American white people, hard to not cry for them when watching it 😢
@@goldflo91 Atatiana Jefferson, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Jayland Walker, Adam Toledo, Philando Castile, Andre Hill, Daniel Prude, Stephan Clark, Alton Sterling, Eric Garner, and many more who you’ll never know about.
Thing is I've been pulled over in the US, I've always felt the mood of "oh God fuck what did I do" then they are like "Sir your Liscene plate expired, hoping you get that checked, have a good day." Where I live in the US the police help the community but it is still stressful. US police just hit different I guess.
Probably because of a lot of media manipulation. They really hype "bad" cops - even when it turns out to be justified, via bodycam or whatnot. Like, several years ago in a city in my state, a bunch of cops were murdered; some during traffic stops, others just sitting in their patrol cars. So, of course the cops started getting jumpy. Media brushed off the murders and acted like they weren't reacting to being targeted - they were just "bad" cops.
They are also looking for excuses to arrest people for that and the vehicle violations are too trivial to warrant arrest. Then when they fine those arrestees and they are too poor to pay the fines as well as keep their vehicle conforming with strict regulations it's off to jail for them. That was covered when Simon Reeves covered America in a series of documentaries. These people have to drive as there is a lack of public transport where they live.
@@lemsip207 as far as I know that happens especially in cities where government funding relies heavily on fines, which is just so fucked up (basically asking citizens to commit crimes). I've heard of one city where each police officer has a quota of how many fines to issue. You can't expect that they'll only make justified fines with those rules
I've never had issues with the Singaporean police but no joke. They are scary af. Singaporean police will say stuff like "You look at my face and do you think I'm stupid?" But I still get scare of the police whenever I go. But German police are soooo friendly and sooo niceee. Idk if they are trained to be like that or what.
I as a German heard from several Germans that immigrated to the US that the cops there mostly are a lot more friendly and start small talk etc. whereas here in Germany cops are mostly cold and robot-like. The only contact with cops I head before was with French and German special ops for terror attacks. They did not talk at all lol.
I would be careful around the US Police because some of the small talk is designed to get you in trouble. If you ever venture here, I recommend that you have an understanding of the personal freedoms given to everyone here under US Federal Law. Laws also vary from state to state. The best sign that you’re doing everything correctly here is that the cops are leaving you alone 🙃
German officer: "...in a good mood today" That's not a joke. I'd been working for many years as a police officer here in Germany. The ability to decide this is given by law, it's called "Opportunitätsprinzip". Smaller offenses (which are not crimes) can be ignored, maybe with a friendly vocal warning.
I love how Americans still call Germans Nazis, Germany is the best place I've ever been to, it's a lot like here in Sweden but the food is even better and people are much nicer and open to talking to strangers
my uncle drove past a radar spot with 2 car spots going 80 in a 30 with my 7 year old brain laughing at my uncle like a little turd. the only thing he got was a verbal warning and i got a lollipop from one of the cops which said: “maybe you should become a lawyer, you understand laws better than your uncle” and laughed too. i love being german lol
You missed a very important detail about differences during traffic stops between the USA and germany. Most of the time the german police will stop in front of you when pulling you over to block you if you try to run while the police in the USA will ALWAYS stop behind you. And the reason is simple. If you approach a car from the front the driver can pull a gun and shoot you through the windshield without you being able to gou behind cover and you won't see it until it's to late. But if you approach the car from the back you can see it way earlier and it's hard for the driver to hit you because he has to aim over his shoulder. It happens a couple times a year in germany that someone pulls a gun on a cop while it happens daily in the USA.
You are SO good at making these videos! This one made me laugh and broke my heart at the same time. Super work, comrade (no, I'm NOT a communist! Don't shoot!!)
Not exactly lol I've been given speeding tickets many times but never had a bad experience the officers were kind and patient with a smile just bcoz u had a bad experience doesn't mean the whole police force is evil lol
My parents and I were on vacation once (in the USA) and the car we rented had an expired license plate. We are glad that we didn't have to pay that, 'cause that was so much!!!
United States has become so unsafe, and so many officers get hurt, or killed so they are very careful. My lil city in upstate NY has 100 homicides this year already.
US police officers on average have a lot less training (avg 700hrs) than the German police officers (avg 4200hrs). Furthermore, US police officers are trained to quickly escalate force whereas the training approach in virtually all European countries emphasizes de-escalation.
What’s the range on the busses? Because In Vienna, busses have a quick turnaround time most of the time and the range is quite important. They’d only have 5 minutes to charge in the last stop.
Police in Afganistan: "I see you have AK-47 on your passenger seat" , "Yeap", "Looks nicer than mine, can I hold it?", "Yeah you can try it on this rock", "Shoots very nice and very good recoil, ok drive safe", "Thank you, have a nice day".
Actually licenceplates don't expire.. But the police will see on a sticker that your function/safetycheck of the car expired (they change the color each year so its easy to tell wich 2 colors are within the 2 year interval) Expired safetycheck less than 2 month will not get charged and more than 2 month ~15$. 4 to 8 month ~25$. So charges are very low in germany (ok if you still don't do the checks it certainly gets worse). By the way - if you drive a car that does not pass the securitycheck you might get real problems in case of an accident. It might cause you to have no insurance for the car wich further can make you liable for any property or personal damage on your own.
Yes, and in contrast to the USA, no proof of insurance is required for traffic checks in Germany. The police only want to see the driver's license and the registration of the vehicle. The reason for this is that a vehicle must be insured anyway before you can get a registration and a license plate.
Both my wife and I separately have been pulled over in the U.S. for traffic violations a number of times, and the police never acted like this remotely. If you act loudly hostile or belligerent with American police immediately or start lunging around unexpectedly for objects in the vehicle (especially in the dark), things could go south quickly, however. The three main differences are: (1) gangs; (2) American criminals tend to be more violent (with or without guns), and (3) the odds of someone being armed in the vehicle and willing to use that weapon are much higher.
This Canadian went into a German police station drunk as fuck and a few joints in my pocket to ask for directions. Had the loveliest woman help me. Would neeeeeever do that in the U.S.
I guess I'll strap my driver's license and the registration papers to my left arm with some rubber armband or string of rope, if I ever happen to drive a car in the US ... so that I can show these documents while holding my hands up in the air or in the car window
My dad has a story from when he was stationed in Germany of some guy in his unit got drunk and hit a German cop.....the Cops commenced to beat the guy like a dirty door mat.
The police in Germany seemed to have taken a complete 360 degree U turn since my mother lived there in the 30s. I heard quite different stories about the Police there.
I love your videos. Y estoy un Americano. Born and raised. Nothing makes me happier than watching you make fun of America. It's moments like this that make me fantasize about and long to visit Europe for a few months. Hostel life. Berlin seems Awesome.
Me and my husband visited Ramstein AFB a few years ago and we were going a little too fast but we were given a warning and the German Motorcycle officer was very nice and friendly to us.
It's all about, I guess, experience. US police man who did same thing as germans had higher mortality rate than others more careful. Here in CZ its also quite safe so police is less careful, but still follow procedures.
Ok these videos are so true and always funny It is sad though how US police is so toxic :( I have heard a person got killed for holding a comb.. they also have the right to break down your house search it technically steal and nobody can do anything about it, and the government will never refund..
I have Heard about someone who was sleeping in theyre Car and someone called for a welfarecheck. They woke hin Up with guns drawn, and when He moved with His i think IT was a Phone they Shot him Like 5 sec after He woke up
@@alexgrimm354 thats just sad gun culture in the US is really bad.. I have heard that cops can pretty much tail a dude they dont like and if he acts supicious just shoot him many cases like that
US police is toxic, because every citizen can have a gun, including small pistols, that you can easily hide. Police in any EU or post Soviet country are much more relaxed, thanks to gun control policy.
