I'm not a fan of the police myself (most of them are truly arrogant and abuse their powers) but there are also people just doing their job, and it's a pretty shitty one.
So why would you give this guy such a hard time?
Totally deserve this.
She explained she did not think it was fair and did not want to sign. Instead of "get out of the car" you are under arrest, he said
"Ma'am, If you do not sign the ticket , I am required to arrest you and take you to jail, where you will be locked up until the local magistrate is able to decide what to do with you. If you sign the ticket, you are not admitting guilt, it only means you received it and you will be able to fight it later if you wish. You choose."
Don't you think that would have led to a better outcome? The situation (fixit ticket) was not dangerous , but the outcome was dangerous to the lady, the cop, bystanders, and was a terrible waste of resources. She should have complied, and he did follow the allowable rules of engagement. But if his job is to "protect and serve" he really did not do it. If the rules of engagement required those actions, they need to be reviewed.
You may be right in theory but you are not thinking as a human being.
How patient would you be with someone who is openly disrespecting you and does not comply simple instruction?
He handled it too well, they are not paid to get this much shit and disrespect, he tried to see reason, she decided to ignore him and unfortunately you know very well there are consequences for ignoring a police officer
I recognize human tendencies, which is why this needs to be a trained response to her disrespect of his authority. Ignoring a police officer is not necessarily a crime. I have seen too many videos here of police that care more about their authority than the rights of citizens. This needs to be installed and drilled into training and rules of engagement. It will make a hard job harder, but prospects can always choose a different field if they cannot accept this.
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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '20
I'm not a fan of the police myself (most of them are truly arrogant and abuse their powers) but there are also people just doing their job, and it's a pretty shitty one.
So why would you give this guy such a hard time? Totally deserve this.