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I am sorry you're getting downvoted but this is absolutely right. Remember to never talk to the police. This sounds a little sarcastic but I promise you that it

I am sorry you're getting downvoted but this is absolutely right. Remember to never talk to the police. This sounds a little sarcastic but I promise you that it is not. Never, ever "help" the police, even if you are not a suspect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc The police do not have a duty to protect you [nytimes]. Why do you have a duty to help them? [nytimes] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html (If you intend to downvote, please kindly leave a note as to why I am wrong.)

sarciszewski 12y ago
I don't even know why that one got downvoted to oblivion.
- iwouldwager 12y ago
  I would wager that it was this bit: "it's the sort of cynicism that leads to [...] making sure your rights are respected"
  - sarciszewski 12y ago
    Er, okay, what's wrong with that statement?
    - iwouldwager 12y ago
      What you describe is doing everything you can in order to try to avoid a situation in which you might be required to flex your rights. How can you describe it as a strategy for "making sure your rights are respected"? It is on its face an attempt to make the question of whether you have rights or not a no-impact detail.
      - sarciszewski 12y ago
        > What you describe is doing everything you can in order to try to avoid a situation in which you might be required to flex your rights. I like to think of it as maintaining a preemptive strategy. I don't like this, but the world we live in is unfair and full of assholes who don't play by their own rules. > How can you describe it as a strategy for "making sure your rights are respected"? A man who faces no wars carries no battle scars. > It is on its face an attempt to make the question of whether you have rights or not a no-impact detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWiBt-pqp0E#t=256 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWiBt-pqp0E#t=256
npizzolato 12y ago
Thank you for posting those links. While the video is long, any US citizen would do well to make the time to watch it.

sarciszewski 12y ago

I don't even know why that one got downvoted to oblivion.

iwouldwager 12y ago
I would wager that it was this bit: "it's the sort of cynicism that leads to [...] making sure your rights are respected"
- sarciszewski 12y ago
  Er, okay, what's wrong with that statement?
  - iwouldwager 12y ago
    What you describe is doing everything you can in order to try to avoid a situation in which you might be required to flex your rights. How can you describe it as a strategy for "making sure your rights are respected"? It is on its face an attempt to make the question of whether you have rights or not a no-impact detail.
    - sarciszewski 12y ago
      > What you describe is doing everything you can in order to try to avoid a situation in which you might be required to flex your rights. I like to think of it as maintaining a preemptive strategy. I don't like this, but the world we live in is unfair and full of assholes who don't play by their own rules. > How can you describe it as a strategy for "making sure your rights are respected"? A man who faces no wars carries no battle scars. > It is on its face an attempt to make the question of whether you have rights or not a no-impact detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWiBt-pqp0E#t=256 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWiBt-pqp0E#t=256

npizzolato 12y ago

Thank you for posting those links. While the video is long, any US citizen would do well to make the time to watch it.