You know one of the biggest things we don’t appreciate in South Africa
that I’ve learned to appreciate since moving to the US
Is what a civil relationship we have with our Police
We can fight with our Police
When they stop us
With not one thought in your head of losing your life
That’s a luxury in America I didn’t even think about that
I just moved to the US to start working on the Daily Show and
One day I was driving and I got pulled over by a policeman
and I get pulled over by this policeman
and being pulled over by the police in America is a stressful experience
because they make it a game show
where you’ve got to try and figure out what’s going on
In South Africa it’s simple straight to the point
you get pulled over the metro police comes there
he tells you
My friend
you were speeding
license, letter, letter, letter, license
plus no seat-belt License
then immediately you’re in the game
Ah come on man come on
Hey don’t come on nothing here seat-belt man
Letter, License Letter, License
busy driving here Schumacher, hey
Yeah.
now you’re in the game
you know it’s time to talk it’s time to work things out
In America they don’t play that game
Policeman walked up to the window I was sitting in the car
got up there
good afternoon sir
good afternoon
Sir do you know why I pulled you over?
Shouldn’t you know why?
why are you asking me? No I don’t know
I’m sorry what did you say?
I said I don’t know why you pulled me over
I pulled you over sir because you were speeding
Oh okay I didn’t know
do you know how fast you were going sir?
did you not check your notes before you came?
I feel like this is part of your job I’m doing your job and my job at the same time
sir are you giving me attitude?
no I am not giving you attitude I am just saying you can't ask me
why you stopped me and then ask me how fast I was going
next thing you are going to ask me to write my own ticket
sir are you giving me attitude? You gonna get out this car right, now you giving me attitude
and I was just talking to the guy and I was like look man you can’t say
here’s the craziest thing the cop said to me He looked at me and he’s like
sir I’ll tell you something you were going a hundred miles an hour
I was like a hundred miles an hour how do you know that?
Where is your, can I see the thing
he said what are you talking about
I was like show me your gun
Wow, no not that one, wow
I want to see the laser gun I want to see the speed
He’s like I don’t need that sir I estimated that you were going a hundred
I was like Estimated?
what does a hundred look like?
you can’t just estimate a hundred
So he says I can look and I can estimate
Dude that is a dangerous thing to do so you just look and go that guy’s doing a hundred
you can’t just estimate
Imagine if I just did that with you Like estimate standard 7
finished.
you can’t just do that
I’m sorry sir what did you just say to me?
I didn’t, look I am just saying
that it’s not fair for you to like it’s a weird experience with police there
and my friend was in the passenger seat he was shitting himself the whole time
He was like Yo dude shut up Yo dude shut up
shut up Trevor shut up Trevor
you gonna get us killed shut up Trevor
I was like get us killed for what?
why are we getting killed now?
He’s like shut up Trevor shut up Trevor
I take that for granted because in America you could get shot
and you read stories and you see stories
of black Americans getting shot and that is true
they get shot at a disproportional rate
but white Americans also get shot by the police all the time
White police in America
police in general in America are trigger happy they don’t play games
All races, police as a whole shoot first, ask questions later
There they are, "You!" (shots fired)
"Freeze!"
"Did I get that order right?"
we take for granted the relationship we have here
in America you read stories
of people getting shot because they pulled out their wallets
in South Africa you'll get shot because you didn’t pull out your wallet.
We are always talking
that's my favorite thing about South African police
is like you feel like you are part of what's happening
You pull over the cop comes there
How are you Sir?
I am fine, how are you?
Hey, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, hey
I don’t know if you saw here, let me just show you
can you see here, check the numbers
check the numbers, see that one there?
Top score.
Yeah, see there. Top score, hey.
See that number there huh, what does that number say?
and you are like, 160. 160.
(whistling)
Hey, if it was pac man you would have an extra life now
Huh?
160
So, what are we doing now?
Agh, malume, yeah, what are we doing now?
Agh, malume, I know my man, I know
they feel your pain
we are in this together
I almost feel like we need to send South African Police
we need to send South African Police to America
just so that Americans can learn what it's like
to have a functioning police force
that's not always threatening to end your life
you know?
a police force where you can communicate
where you can air your differences
without fear of mortal retribution
wouldn’t that be great to have Americans in sticky situations?
there they are
at a standoff
the police pull up (Police siren)
Alright, we are gonna hand you over
we've got a Sargent Matabula here
he's a specialist from South Africa
we're gonna hand you over.
Hello
Hello Sir, how are you?
Hey man, I ain’t coming out!
Hey, hey, hey, I am greeting you!
I said, how are you?
don’t just shout here, we are talking
how are you?
I am fine man, that you very much for asking
how are you?
I am doing good thank you very much.
okay, that’s going on here my brother?
Look man, that shit you all trying to pin on me
it ain’t true man, I am innocent!
Okay, so just come out and we can talk.
No man, I know how this shit goes down!
You all gonna kill me or I'm gonna spend the rest of my life in jail!
That's not true, that's not true
just come out, we can talk
I know what you all gonna do man!
I got two options, I'm gonna die
or I'm gonna spend my life in jail
There's another option
it involves a cold drink.
it doesn’t have to be this way.