r/mildyinteresting • u/CombPsychological507 • Jun 09 '26

humankind hiccups 😅 My mailman got pulled over

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u/eponymous-octopus Jun 09 '26

There's actually Supreme Court caselaw saying that USPS drivers cannot be charged with anything while working. Sovereign immunity baby. That cop ain't getting nothing.

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u/Unhappy_Duty_7875 Jun 09 '26

I don’t think that’s true. Our rural delivery mailman got busted for cooking up meth in two liter Pepsi bottles in his mail truck. Lost his gov’t pension and job.

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u/ConflictMaster3155 Jun 09 '26

Their sovereign immunity only extends to local/state traffic fines.

It doesn’t even stop them from getting a ticket, just from paying one.