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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:34 PM Original message |
Folks, if you make a cop mad they WILL arrest you. They don't need a legimate reason! |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. What if you say... |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. In the Ninth Federal Circuit, at least... |
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TTUBatfan2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah it sucks... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. LOL! n/t |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
60. Touché |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. That they seem to be all spineless fucking cowards? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. And this is okay...why? Police who act abusive have issues. Power trips are not |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. Words of wisdom for the poor... |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Then we need a rash of actions under.... |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Unacceptable |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. It is this pathetic attitude that allows the police to run amok |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Yep. it's pathetic. |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes, that's sound advice for anyone living in a police state. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. 2nd. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. yeah... do what the frigging cop says... |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. You're right. Don't do what the cop says. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
50. man you should see the midwest city court room on ticket day. you're |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. But, but, but EMOTIONALLY CHARGED RESPONSE! |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 05:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
44. LOUD NOISES! |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. Uh, these people are "Civil Servants" |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Are you the kind of person that would to yell at a cop and say you're paying |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. That's the "suburban" world. In the inner city, a visit from a cop is NOT welcome. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Our local sheriff told me at a public meeting he could not provide service to our remote area |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. damn right, excellent post. seeing the police is not a good thing. n/t. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. They most certainly DO need a legitimate reason if they wish to avoid |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. I agree. But a false arrest charge is almost impossible to get from the local prosecutor. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. And you are ok with this if it is in your own home? Sorry, I'm not ok with that! |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's called discretion. Police decide who to arrest, prosecutors decide who to prosecute, and so on |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. And there is NO downside for the cop to arrest. It is an intimidation tool! |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. Cops who abuse their authority are criminals and should be treated as such. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
26. You are absolutely wrong. It's called false arrest. |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. LOL....show me a case of FALSE ARREST! lINK PLEASE!!!!! |
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moobu2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don’t really think it was racism either. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
53. I agree. I've been teaching this to my children since the day they could |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. My experience has been different. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
40. "Appropriately submissive" |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #30 |
55. thank you. n/t. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
31. You just described a bunch of low life, inept, morally, |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. If you believe what you say...we need serious Police reform. Cops aren't allowed to do that. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
35. An asshole with a badge is more despicable than an asshole without one. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #35 |
56. sorry dude, but it must be nice in your world. have you seen that |
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falcon97 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
36. Perhaps in smaller towns. n/t |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
37. Some will even try to arrest you if you're an ambulance driver rushing a patient to the hospital |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
38. And people wonder why I hate the pigs! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. Yes, they will arrest you and they'll make up a reason. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
59. I use to work for a housing authority and I would see these police |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. Yes, that's exactly how they do it. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
42. Realilty, it does suck. There is often a world of difference between the way things should be |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
43. I agree |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
45. don't forget ... touching, even "brushing against" a police officer can be |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #45 |
61. heard that story before in midwest city court. young white male got 30 days |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
46. "But if you are on video and the cop knows it" ... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
47. I have been reading some stretches out of Kansas on DU! |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
48. Lie back and take it huh |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
49. Screw that. I ain't gonna let the pigs keep me from speaking my mind. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
51. And therein lies the basic problem. |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
54. True story of a stupid white girl |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
57. And its wrong. Accepting it is foolish |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
58. if they have no legitimate reason to arrest then everyone has a legitimate reason |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. AND the charges were DROPPED. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. As charges are when cops make unlawful arrests. |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. In other words, there was no "legitimate reason" |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
65. Do you piss on the Bill of Rights for fun? |
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jeremyfive (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
66. Great summation of abuse of power. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
67. I think we were already aware that that can and does happen. n/t |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
69. Or they'll taser you for looking at them cross-eyed! They love their taser guns. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
70. If you're dealing with the Gestapo, maybe. |
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