[wheresmyusern]

i was riding my bike last night and was almost home when i came upon the four way stop in front of my complex. it was very late at night and there were no cars. there was not a soul there -- totally quiet. so of course i didnt stop for the stop sign and of course a cop pulled up right as i did it. i was pulled over, questioned and given a huge fine for doing something completely safe and well-intentioned. we need to change our laws so that cops cant pull over random black people and hand out huge fines to people who arent threatening the community.

[booleandilemma]

It sounds like the cop pulled you over because you went through a stop sign, not because you’re black.

[leetcrew]

> so of course i didnt stop for the stop sign

genuine question: do you think this would still be okay if you were driving a car?

[RandomInteger4]

No, and it shouldn't be seen as the same thing, because a bicycle isn't a car. Context matters. This type of thing is known as an 'Idaho Stop'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop