A California woman who posts motorcycle-related content was recently pulled over twice by the same officer. After the first encounter, she posted a video about the experience. When the officer pulled her over again, he brought up that video while explaining what he said she needed to correct on her motorcycle.
Barbie (@rnbarbie87) recorded the moment she was pulled over by the officer for a second time. After she initially stopped along the busy highway, the officer repeatedly directed her to move farther forward. Over the loudspeaker, he can be heard saying, “Get away from the guardrail. Keep going forward, keep going forward.” As Barbie starts removing her helmet, he continues directing her forward until she reaches another area to stop.
The officer approaches Barbie and asks her to get off the bike. He then points out several things he says need to be corrected, including the way her license plate is mounted and the positioning of her turn signals. He asks her to remove her helmet and requests her registration before checking the motorcycle’s VIN.
In a second part to Barbie’s video, the officer brings up their first interaction appearing on social media. He asks her point blank, “Are you gonna put this on YouTube, too? Because the last time you put it on, I became famous. But it was not a clear depiction of what actually happened.”
The officer says his dashcam footage showed the encounter differently and points out that Barbie’s video contained “cuts and edits.” He later refers to the post as “3 or 4 little clips” taken from their first interaction.
Barbie responds that their first encounter lasted around 20 minutes and says she wasn’t trying to argue with him. The officer replies, “My point is that it was all cut up.”
“Well, obviously I can’t put 20 minutes on Instagram,” Barbie answers. She then tells him, “It wasn’t out there to try to make you look bad.” The interaction ends soon after, with Barbie and the officer going their separate ways.
The video immediately garnered attention from viewers, with many feeling strongly about how the officer handled this. One commenter stated, “Sounds like he’s trying to intimidate you and retaliate. I’d go to his command.” Another commenter added, “Yeah, you got pulled over for the last post!”
Other commenters questioned why the same officer had pulled her over again. One asked, “Is he using Flock to stalk you?” Another stated, “Yeah, he was up to something shady. Always stand your ground. Never allow them to cut your camera off.”
However, nothing shown in the videos establishes that the officer used Flock cameras to locate Barbie or that the second stop was retaliation for her previous social media post.
For now, commenters continue to debate the officer’s reaction and why the previous social media post became part of their second interaction.
Whatever people make of the stops themselves, it is certainly an unusual situation when a video of your first traffic stop becomes a talking point during the second one.
