Police officer called a hypocrite for defect on car
<p dir="ltr">A police officer who pulled over a man riding a defective motorbike has been called a hypocrite for having a smooth tyre. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Theo Glibo was stopped by the police officer at a service station in Largs Bay, Adelaide for having an illegal blue light on his motorbike. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The 24-year-old then spotted the officer’s front tyre which was “bald” and questioned why he was being ticketed while the car should also be unroadworthy. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m copping a defect and this cop has a bald tyre and he’s not even gonna defect his own car,” Theo said in his video. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m not going to put a sticker on it for something that’s going to be dealt with tomorrow,” the officer responded.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why not? That’s what you’re doing with mine, you’re a hypocrite,” Theo continued. </p>
<p dir="ltr">”If this was anybody else’s tyre, you’d defect it. Where’s the wear bar on that?” </p>
<p dir="ltr">The officer agreed that Theo was right and that he would deal with his tyre when his shift ended.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You’re absolutely right, so I will defect that when I get back to my office,” the officer said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Theo’s video went viral to the point that South Australia Police had to release a statement to address the incident.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“South Australia Police are aware of the social media post relating to an interaction between a SAPOL employee and a member of the public where the police vehicle was identified to have a bald tyre,” the statement read. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“SAPOL have taken steps to address this matter.”</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Images: TikTok</em></p>
