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> If they are doing the right thing, they should have not problem. This sounds awfully close to the bullshit line I've gotten from cops on several different oc
by technothrasher 4y ago
> If they are doing the right thing, they should have not problem.
This sounds awfully close to the bullshit line I've gotten from cops on several different occasions that I've been stopped and questioned, "If you haven't done anything wrong, you wouldn't be nervous."
I don't know if this law is a good one or not, but people (cop or otherwise) will always be uncomfortable when there's a serious imbalance of power.
- barnabee 4y agoIt seems obvious to me that there should always be a serious imbalance of power away from the police. That is, they should only feel “comfortable” in any situation and willing to carry out any action if they feel like they have the support of the local citizens (see also the Peelian principles [1]). In that vein this seems like another regressive step. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles
- johnhenry 4y agoIronic, right? Police officers are public servants and this concerns public scrutiny by taxpayers who pay their salaries. I hope you can see the difference between this and what you hear from the cops making you nervous.