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Arrest, even if you're not charged ultimately there's a lot of power in being able to just initiate an arrest suddenly you're resisting arrest if you aren't cow
by rtkwe 3y ago
Arrest, even if you're not charged ultimately there's a lot of power in being able to just initiate an arrest suddenly you're resisting arrest if you aren't cowed immediately and even if the original charge is bogus you've got the cops get out of liability free card of slapping on a resisting charge. And even if they don't pull that legal judo move you're still stuck in the system for a while and that's majorly disruptive to your livelihood even if you don't ultimately get charged with anything and get released asap.
- RyanAdamas 3y agoHow is that not fruit from the poisoned tree? If the initial charge is bunk, all subsequent charges must be by default since the origin of the conflict was unjust. Which means, if a cop hits you with "resisting arrest" when the initial offense isn't worthy of arrest, then hitting that cop square in the face should not be punishable by law. If cops can't be sued for their actions due to qualified immunity, then they should absolutely fear the response of people unjustly detained. This American cop carte blanche is going to fucking stop.