It’s important not to speak about the star wars universe as a monolithic detached entity that formed itself. It has been and is comprised of the contributions of many writers. It is possible to love the universe but object to some of the contributions to it, as long you bring it back to the writers. So instead of saying “the sequels suck”, say, “JJ Abrams contributed to fucking up post OT canon beyond repair”. Fans complaining about the star wars universe now being fucked up beyond repair are a good thing because it shows how much they love the universe and how much potential it had before the writers fucked it up beyond repair. In short, complaints mean they care. The more people that openly complain about star wars being fucked up beyond repair the more that studios may be compelled into hiring better writers that wont fuck up our beloved universes beyond repair.
Youre right not to trust American cops. They’re corrupt and above the law. If you had pissed him off in any way he would have certainly planted something and arrested you. He searched your car because your ages and destination. He wanted to find something.
“Tommy down in finance figures that with the troubling news out of the Middle East we could probably squeeze in a price hike without much blowback. He thinks we could probably add 3 mill to our bottom line. What do you and the other board members think? Remember our annual bonuses are a percentage of profit ;)”