And in this case, you are 'reasonably' certain that this man posed enough of a threat that he be taken down forcefully? What exactly would lead you to that decision? I'll tell you what: the 'us vs. them' attitude, that's what. The increasingly prevalent attitude among the police that they are superior to the general population. That is what led these cops to decide with no reason at all to tackle this man. That is what made these cops feel they were perfectly justified in berating him for his choice to exercise his legal rights. That is why he was acosted, harrased, berated, belittled and will now be stonewalled. This man needed to know who was in charge, and it sure as hell wasn't going to be anyone but the cops.
Again, this is exactly where the 'us vs. them' attitude comes from. People are sick to death of being assumed to be law-breakers. The fact that we are all suffering for the mistakes of the few is what drives that attitude. People need to make a stand, and that is what mvpel is doing. His legal action is going to help alleviate this 'us vs. them' problem. It's the only way. It will not be curtailed by complaining about it. And the 'good cops' need to get on board and help do something about "the few" we are always hearing about that are pushing this increasingly poor relationship to the brink.
If this man was not the absolute definition of a law-abiding citizen exercising their rights, I don't know what is. I hope someone loses their job over this at the very least. Enough is enough. Law abiding citizens should not fear the police in a free society. It's disgusting.
- Gabe
Again, this is exactly where the 'us vs. them' attitude comes from. People are sick to death of being assumed to be law-breakers. The fact that we are all suffering for the mistakes of the few is what drives that attitude. People need to make a stand, and that is what mvpel is doing. His legal action is going to help alleviate this 'us vs. them' problem. It's the only way. It will not be curtailed by complaining about it. And the 'good cops' need to get on board and help do something about "the few" we are always hearing about that are pushing this increasingly poor relationship to the brink.
If this man was not the absolute definition of a law-abiding citizen exercising their rights, I don't know what is. I hope someone loses their job over this at the very least. Enough is enough. Law abiding citizens should not fear the police in a free society. It's disgusting.
- Gabe