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Jun 19, 2010 16:50

I've been seeing a lot of conversation on a recent video of a young woman assaulting a police officer ( Read more... )

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jnanacandra June 20 2010, 01:11:58 UTC
Now imagine being in that same position, but being terrified of the cops' arrival because you had experience and reason to believe that they might well take one look at you and decide you were part of the problem.

I'm not anti-cop. I am anti- cops abusing their authority.

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omni_videns June 20 2010, 01:16:09 UTC
Well, yes, I've never committed criminal assault. Or jaywalked right in front of a cop.

Do cops make me nervous? Yes-in that I do slow down if I pass a police car on the side of the road. But if one pulls up behind me, I also know to pull over and not take a swing at the cop because I'm afraid of getting a ticket.

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soliloquy June 20 2010, 22:14:11 UTC
*Nods*
Exactly. Awesome response.

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lazuli93 June 20 2010, 04:02:08 UTC
Yeah, I've been arrested for calling the cops...it just taught me not to call them unless I seriously thought I'd die otherwise.

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chessdev June 20 2010, 04:30:30 UTC
I bet you didn't fight with them either -- or blame them for fighting back when you grapple with them...

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lazuli93 June 21 2010, 03:18:27 UTC
Nope, I argued a little bit- verbally, and contunially asked why it was happening. But I didn't struggle or resist. The whole thing was expunged later.

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