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Another whiny "rules don't apply to me" hipster story. Becoming a tired meme, pls. stop upvoting.

• chrismcb 13y ago
  I think you read a different article than I did. He wasn't whining, he wasn't saying the rules didn't apply to him. He was just saying what you should do if you are in that situation.
• schoen 13y ago
  The original poster seems to have acknowledged that he broke the curfew law, and also acknowledged that he was treated differently by the police in the other case because of his appearance, and that the police and judges treat poor people and minorities more harshly than they treat him. Is there some other kind of acknowledgement you'd like to see from him? Would you like him not to have been surprised when he saw the criminal justice system treating people badly? Or is there something else you found offensive or annoying about his approach to the situation?
• nickfarr 13y ago
  As said whiny hipster, I'm actually more prone to agree with you. I had no idea this story would resonate nearly as much as it has--and my driving point was that the NYPD is being set up by their superiors to police by quota. Naturally, said policing ends up being taken out on the backs of those least able to push back.