Note How This Reporter Reacted to the Cop Knocking on His Door
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When a cop knocked on this reporter's door in the middle of the night, the reporter felt like he was having a panic attack:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/michael-meehan-berkeley_n_1340588.html
The cop was showing up to badger the reporter to make changes in a story.
(As a side note: normal people cannot change how reporters use or exploit them for a story once the reporter has their preferred narrative - usually a corporate PR war room one - in place.)
Kudos to the Berkeley Police Union from distancing themselves from this epic fail. 
If a middle class reporter has this reaction from just one encounter with the police, just think of the PTSD induced at poorer levels from REPEATED contacts with the police as I attempted to chronicle in the following 2 DU posts:
My Experience With a Police "Welfare Check" (This one gives other examples of police contacts)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025979931
ARG! Supervisor Keith Carson Cuts Off Line Before Welfare (His Arena) Comes Up! (Discusses threats made to welfare applicants)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025975774
The police need to STEP BACK from general community social work and focus on criminal activities. Local governments and communities need to work on putting more appropriate mediators and mechanisms in place.
