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One officer says, shut up and take it.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:00 pm
In case you think the police are here to protect you:
In a single column, a veteran police officer has catapulted himself into the national debate over the death of unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
"I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me," the Washington Post headline blares. The piece was written by Sunil Dutta, a 17-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department.
"Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you," he wrote.
"I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me,"
Fascinating perspective on the part of the officer.
I have long held that the police don't really give a shite about the citizens they are suppose to be protecting.
This guy's thoughts more then echo that.
In a single column, a veteran police officer has catapulted himself into the national debate over the death of unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
"I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me," the Washington Post headline blares. The piece was written by Sunil Dutta, a 17-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department.
"Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you," he wrote.
"I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me,"
Fascinating perspective on the part of the officer.
I have long held that the police don't really give a shite about the citizens they are suppose to be protecting.
This guy's thoughts more then echo that.
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:02 pm to asurob1
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If you believe an officer is violating your rights or bullying you, Dutta says, don't challenge him then -- save that for lodging a complaint later.
Sound advice
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:03 pm to asurob1
"I'm a cop. If you want to get hurt, challenge me,"
Is this what you really think he said.
Is this what you really think he said.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:03 pm to asurob1
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One officer says, shut up and take it.
Pause.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:04 pm to asurob1
quote:
"Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you,"
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Fascinating perspective on the part of the officer.
Isn't this just common sense? Yeah there are probably a minority of cops that act irrationally to disobedience but why risk your life? Go through the proper channels as he mentioned.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:10 pm to asurob1
I hate police with a passion...
This sounds like sound advice to me.
In fact, the times I was pulled over and harassed endlessly by those frickers, I did not once bait them. I knew better.
Once I was illegally searched while he called me a drughead (nothing was found) and sexually harassed my hot girlfriend on the side of the road for almost 20 minutes.
I didn't retaliate.
Humiliated? Yes
Still in one piece? Yes
This sounds like sound advice to me.
In fact, the times I was pulled over and harassed endlessly by those frickers, I did not once bait them. I knew better.
Once I was illegally searched while he called me a drughead (nothing was found) and sexually harassed my hot girlfriend on the side of the road for almost 20 minutes.
I didn't retaliate.
Humiliated? Yes
Still in one piece? Yes
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:10 pm to asurob1
I think all officers say that, and most citizens say that too.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:10 pm to asurob1
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This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:17 pm to asurob1
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Dutta's message is to "shut up and take it,....... writes Benjamin Freed of the Washingtonian.
Seems much worse than
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"I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me,"
I agree with a lot of what the "cop haters" say, I am of the opinion many police officers are over-zealous. That being said, what do you think society would look like without them? Also, who in their right mind would want to be a cop nowadays..... they get crucified by the media constantly.
I would expect the quality of the officers to deteriorate in the near future.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:19 pm to asurob1
Cops really have changed.
They are part of the problem not the solution
They are part of the problem not the solution
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:22 pm to asurob1
quote:
"Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you," he wrote.
If officers were required to wear cameras at all times, than I'd say "OK" to this advice.
However, it sucks that bad cops have buried LEO's general reputation in so deep a hole that I don't trust the lot of them. Sorry, but I don't have a lot of faith in going through the proper channels to file a grievance.
In undergrad at UGA, I had more than one acquaintance be robbed, yes robbed, by the Athens-Clarke police when they were arrested for things like open container or underage possession. When they got their possessions back after getting bailed out, all the cash they had in their wallet was gone. Yep, they sure had fun trying to "go through the proper channels" to get their money back.
It's crap like that undermines faith in our LEO community. It's really sad actually.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:22 pm to asurob1
well, the " i will be nice to you until you pull a gun on me attitude" will leave the officer dead if he waits for the perp to pull a gun....
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:22 pm to asurob1
Protect and serve....my arse
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:25 pm to asurob1
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One officer says, shut up and take it.
Is this the beginning of a porn movie?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:35 pm to asurob1
When thugs are in the process of kicking your door in, and you call 911...who do you want showing up with a gun.....Barack Obama...or some badass with an attitude!
Police are there to do what our sorry-assed Free Press is supposed to do...CRITIQUE/be critical of those we charge them to. For the Press...it's politicians with power; for the Police...it's potential lawless individuals and groups.
Anybody with power is problematic...but it's either take care of business ourselves - and that with an increasing incivility/ruthlessness in large segments of the populous - or hire professional hardasses to do it for us. I'll take the latter. If they get too far out of line...the weak links will go rogue, follow them home, and put the fear of God in the whole bunch.
I love the Law. At least or until it is corrupted to serve anti-Constitutional ends. Hell...our Tigers couldn't play a game without the whole place coming unglued, without em'.
Police are there to do what our sorry-assed Free Press is supposed to do...CRITIQUE/be critical of those we charge them to. For the Press...it's politicians with power; for the Police...it's potential lawless individuals and groups.
Anybody with power is problematic...but it's either take care of business ourselves - and that with an increasing incivility/ruthlessness in large segments of the populous - or hire professional hardasses to do it for us. I'll take the latter. If they get too far out of line...the weak links will go rogue, follow them home, and put the fear of God in the whole bunch.
I love the Law. At least or until it is corrupted to serve anti-Constitutional ends. Hell...our Tigers couldn't play a game without the whole place coming unglued, without em'.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:44 pm to asurob1
Is he wrong? 10/10 times if you fight back, you'll end up
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shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:45 pm to asurob1
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Community members deserve courtesy, respect and professionalism from their officers. Every person stopped by a cop should feel safe instead of feeling that their wellbeing is in jeopardy. Shouldn’t the community members extend the same courtesy to their officers and project that the officer’s safety is not threatened by their actions?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:52 pm to asurob1
quote:Chris Rock was right.....
"Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you," he wrote.
"I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me,"
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:57 pm to asurob1
I didn't read that has harshly as you. Seems what any non drunk/drugged folks think and already know.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 4:33 pm to asurob1
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In case you think the police are here to protect you
They don't protect from crime, they react after a crime has been committed.
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