re: Dashcam footage of cop tasing, dragging, and dropping teen is unsealed

I think you are, but I'm not willing to die for it.

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It's clear that old people (baby boomers and such) think it's okay for cops to do whatever the frick they want because they wear a badge

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I have seen no one say that in this thread.

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I said the cop was the worst. Infinitely worse.

All I am saying is that you and every person like you who wants to "exert your constitution rights" when it has been proven time and time again that a ton of cops are immature and power hungry.....are just stupid.

It's like fighting a guy who insulted your girl when 10 of his buddies are with him and you are alone. You deserve to get your butt beat.

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No, it's not like that at all. The former is perfectly legal and the latter is assault on your part.

Look, I'd love for people to be a little nicer to each other, but I'm not going to put an ounce of blame on a guy who is exercising his legal rights and is assaulted by a police officer for doing so. Think about that - the person charged with upholding the law is assaulting you for exercising your rights.

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Think about that - the person charged with upholding the law is assaulting you for exercising your rights.

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And no one is defending that.

OBEY MY AUTHORITY



Eta: the rest of the story is even more fricked up than just the video. cops protecting other corrupt cops and always trying to frame their abuse on innocent citizens. its sickening

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Meh, you aren't winning the battle on the scene with a hot head cop hell bent on imposing his will. This seems like a perfect example of that.

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So are you at fault for trying?

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Resisting at a traffic stop,is never going to accomplish anything good.Only a stupid hot head,or a spoiled child would try it. Old saying is: "Discretion is the better part of valor." In other words," Fight your battles where you are likely to win".

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This is exactly the kind of thinking that maintains the status quo. If enough "stupid hot heads or spoiled children" exert their constitutional rights, perhaps every officer would be held to a higher standard.

Shrugging this off by saying lots of cops suck and you should be careful when you're stopped is a loser's mentality. You'll never get your rights back that way.

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If my options are brain damage or "trampled rights" in that instant, I choose the trampled rights. Call me what ever insult you like.

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And because people continue to take that route, the rights are continuously trampled. Every time you take that choice you're effectively condoning the actions of the officer. It's just not that big of a deal to you, so more cops will continue to abuse their power, and eventually one of these SOBs will murder someone. These guys don't just snap - they continuously push the envelope and get away with until eventually someone decides to stand up to them and is severely injured or murdered in cold blood.

I Have a successful grown daughter,that has never even had a traffic ticket.She owns her own home,and has never been a single moments problem.

I know a lot of people that act out before they think,they are their own worst enemies.They are the very people that keep the legal system profitable,and are always struggling financially.
They are constantly having problems, I was like that when I was younger too,until I figured out that there is an easier way to win.

I even had a recent legal problem,but I won in court.I knew that I was right,and knew that I would win.

Heck, as soon as I found out that I was going to be charged with a crime, I turned myself in to the cops,signed out 20 minutes later. It was a whole lot more serious than a traffic stop.