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Honestly, this brings me back to that Kevin Gates video that was posted the other week where he pointed out that once he changed his behavior and stopped acting belligerent with police, he stopped having problems with them. This is why so many encounters young black males have with the police turn physical. It's not because the police just want to shoot or manhandle anyone who is black, it's because there is a high number of young black males that act like this when they are confronted by a police officer.

While I agree with a lot of what you are saying, you shouldn't be required to show respect to a police officer or else you will have problems. They are just regular people, they don't deserve anything just because they were gifted a badge and gun. I got no problem interacting with police but if one is following me around and eyeballing me or waiting for me to mess up, frick that guy.

It's crazy to me to think that if he would have been cool, he would have walked. frick that, he shouldn't be required to be cool. The cop was looking for someone to jam up and he found one. That shouldn't be a police officers job. Why on earth would anyone trust police when they are actively looking to screw with people?

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Posted by KG6

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Posted on 3/7/16 at 8:57 am to Barf

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you shouldn't be required to show respect to a police officer or else you will have problems

But this is human nature. You shouldn't have to worry about someone spitting in your food, but if you act like an a-hole to a fast food worker, there's a good chance it happens. It's just that with a cop, it's a little bit bigger consequence when you act like an a-hole. It's not that I act nice because I believe he deserves respect. It's because I know that It increases my chances of getting out of whatever the situation is. I've been pulled over for speeding, and also had an expired inspection sticker. I know if I was an arse, he would have gotten me for both, but I was nice and apologetic and he let me go on the inspection sticker ticket.

I get what other guys are saying that it's got to be tougher for minorities. I think that's true, not denying it. But to say the have the right to be belligerent is stupid. It will in no way make the situation better. It's not that you have to bow down to the man. Just know that it's going to be better for you in the long run. Play the game if you want to win.

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