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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,234 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:00 PM Sep 8

Unhinged California cop threatens traffic stop victim with death

https://www.reddit.com/r/orangecounty/comments/1nbp294/santa_ana_cop_nickolas_cavendish_threatened_to/


“If I ever catch you back in fucking Santa Ana, this body-cam is gonna go in my car and I’m gonna fucking bash your fucking brains in, do you understand? I’m gonna put my gun in your fucking face and once you fucking reach for your waistband, I’m gonna fucking [incomprehensible], I’ll put your goddamn brains over the fucking sidewalk, and I’ll call your fucking mom to [incomprehensible]. Does that make sense?”
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Unhinged California cop threatens traffic stop victim with death (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 8 OP
You mean to tell me this isn't SOP (standard operating procedure)? Buddyzbuddy Sep 8 #1
And the cop gets a semi-stern talking-to and a timeout to think about his behavior. BobTheSubgenius Sep 10 #2

Buddyzbuddy

(1,472 posts)
1. You mean to tell me this isn't SOP (standard operating procedure)?
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 01:22 PM
Sep 8

This was almost every stop until I was about 35. I would estimate about two dozen, conservatively from the age of 16.

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