re: Brian Dixon Arrested

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You shouldn't have to be "polite" to a police offer to not get arrested. They are government employed and as we learned in school government is a system empowered by "the people" to protect "the people". I dont have to be nice to at&t but they still provide me service, as does comcast, waitresses, etc. A uniform does not exclude me from being able to speak at you unless it is breaking a law. This is a touchy subject with me because I experienced a similar situation last year in Lafayette.

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I find this situation interesting. I live in Miami and noticed the police were out in full force pulling people over all over Highway 95 on Sunday. The airport was even worse - there was massive harassment of anyone stopping for even a few seconds (no exaggeration) to pick up their family or friends - handing out tickets like candy - and this was beyond being reasonable and to me, appeared abusive.

My guess was that it was the end of the month and their a-hole quotas (performance standards) were not met - so they were looking to ticket anyone for anything.

So I understand this is a touchy situation when you're pulled over for something petty by a cop who then proceeds to act like an absolute bully - as I witnessed at the airport yesterday.