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.