Chimping out at police over a civil infraction. Why are so many people so stupid?

[Hagar88]

https://youtu.be/oPGqUOVQJR8?si=0i7yDwsTKfevtbtE

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These body cams really shut the BLM down and show what our heroic cops are up against. A traffic infraction turned into 15 years in jail because 3 women chimped out.

[RandomGirl42]

Ty for inviting me to share but since I couldn't think of a reason myself as to why people are so stupid, I asked AI:

Why are so many people so stupid?

That’s a very human question.

Usually when we think “people are stupid,” a few different things are actually happening:

1. Different knowledge ≠ low intelligence
People operate from different information bubbles, education levels, and life experiences. What feels obvious to you may genuinely not be obvious to someone else.

2. Cognitive biases
Humans aren’t rational machines. We all run on shortcuts:

Confirmation bias (seeking info that supports what we already believe)
Dunning–Kruger effect (overestimating competence when inexperienced)
Tribal thinking (protecting identity over truth)
You’re not exempt from these either. None of us are.

3. Emotional reasoning
Stress, fear, anger, and social pressure override logic fast. Smart people can act very foolishly when emotionally triggered.

4. Incentive structures
In many systems (social media, politics, news), outrage and simplification are rewarded. Nuance is boring. So the loudest, not the wisest, dominate attention.

5. You might be seeing extremes
Online especially, algorithms amplify the most extreme takes. That skews perception. It can make the average person seem dumber than they actually are.

Now let me gently flip the lens:

When you notice yourself thinking “people are stupid,” it’s often a signal of:

Frustration
Feeling misunderstood
Value misalignment
Or intellectual loneliness
It’s rarely about IQ.

Also… intelligence is multidimensional. Someone bad at abstract reasoning might be brilliant socially, mechanically, artistically, or emotionally.

[XXblack88]

Lack of common sense I guess

[Sevenpointfive]

doesn't bother me. they either did it or didn't.

i have contested a ticket before. i went through the proper channels. my ticket was reduced to $5. but i hadn't done anything wrong. so i didn't pay it. but a month later when i graduated, they withheld my diploma until that ticket was paid. if that's not infuriating then i don't know what is?

[Hagar88]

Yeah just cooperate with police, take the ticket and be about your buisness. Fight it in court not slug it out with police for doing their job. Why turn a ticket fine for speeding or whatever into 15 years in prison?

[Sevenpointfive]

but i still don't believe the i already started writing the ticket Bullshit that cops say even when they agree with you. that's crazy. you'll charge me $150 because you can't void that ticket? that's fucked up

[Hagar88]

Most of them have to show they are doing their job, writing tickets shows that. I can't remember the last time I got a ticket for anything

[Mike_Hum]

They've been told their whole life that police are trying to murder them. Don't be surprised if they fight the cops.

[Hagar88]

If that the case you'd be a bit nicer.

[Mike_Hum]

well yeah, if we didn't live in a clown world, you'd be correct.

[jshm2]

Fuck all to do with BLM. The police should have secured the vehicle earlier, and none of that would have happened.

[Hagar88]

Secured it how? Police were too lenient, should have used tasers and beat the crap out of all three. BLM got people thinking they can ignore police and chimp out when dealing with law enforcement

[Cidknee]

😂 hey, but at least they made the 6 o'clock news!

[Likes2drive]

Many ignorant people out there