4 ms·
When a cop gives you instructions to leave, you leave. Not because the cop is right, but because this shit happens. And if you're naive enough to think that thi
by maratd 13y ago
When a cop gives you instructions to leave, you leave. Not because the cop is right, but because this shit happens. And if you're naive enough to think that this shit won't happen to you, try not complying with a cop's instructions. Doesn't matter where in the US you happen to be. It's that simple.
Look, here's a simple rule. In every interaction with the police, ask if you can leave. If you can, count your lucky stars and leave. If you can't leave, determine if you can get out of the interaction with a ticket or a summons. If you can, work toward that outcome. Regardless, don't tell them your life story. Keep it brief and if they start asking about things that relate to you, exercise your constitutional right to shut up.
Cops are not your friends. Their job is to enforce order. Not to be your best bud.
- soup10 13y agoSeriously lol. Dealing with authorities 101: 1. Be respectful at all times 2. When an authority tells you to do something, do it. Unless you have a really good reason not to. In which case, see 1, and communicate your concern or question. 3. Don't let them push you around/power trip, but stick to 1 4. If shit goes down, don't panic! you'll only make things worse. Accept that your circumstances are temporarily out of your control, be patient and non-confrontational. The world is not made of rainbows and flowers, there are plenty of self-important people with some kind of authority over you. Generally speaking though, unless you have to constantly interact with them, like a boss, they don't matter. The less interaction and thought you give them, the sooner you can get away from them and on with your life.
- x0054 13y agoOr as one Chicago cop famously pointed out: "to preserve disorder."
- auntienomen 13y agoThat was the city's mayor.
- discardorama 13y ago"In every interaction with the police, ask if you can leave. If you can, count your lucky stars and leave. " "count your lucky stars" is not what I'm paying my taxes for.
- retroafroman 13y agoI don't think he's saying 'be happy with the outcome', he's saying 'save your own skin and scramble, given the chance'. While us taxpayers have plenty of rights to be angry at being poorly treated by civil servants, getting into a fight with someone at the bottom will do us no good. Stories like this are the evidence.
- wmeredith 13y agoThen get involved with local politics and/or become a cop. otherwise you'll get what you're given when it comes to your taxes.
- scotty79 13y agoIt's not "I'm paying so I'm buying." When paying taxes you are being extorted by definition. You are not paying taxes for anything.
- vinceguidry 13y agoYou think paying taxes makes you the government's customer? That's pretty funny.
- madaxe_again 13y agoYeah you are. You're paying taxes because the alternative is the state employing violence on you.
- woodchuck64 13y agoBest advice ever. It stands to reason the police deal with the worst of humanity on a regular basis. At a small cost to pride, respect and humility shows you're not one of those.
- vacri 13y agoGood advice. The other thing to remember is that standing on principle with the police is rarely going to change anything anyway. In some circumstances it will, but usually trying to prove anything to a police officer is basically saying "I'm better than you, see", which isn't a great thing to throw into the equation. The officer isn't going to have an epiphany because you knew law better than them, go off and take up Buddhism. You're not going to get more of your life back if you stand there and argue. If you can leave, leave. There is rarely anything to be gained by continuing a confrontation - especially if there are no or few witnesses.