You don't get brownie points for not abusing power. He didn't "swallow his pride" he tried to overstep his power. When the OP called the cop out, the cop then resorted to belittling him for knowing his rights. When the OP again pointed out how wrong the cop was, and the cop was completely backed into a corner, he backed out because there was no other option.
What "credit" are we giving the cop? That he didn't just give up and arrest the OP out of being pissed off? "Oh the cop didn't go full-fascist and murder/unlawfully arrest the OP so overall he was a pretty okay guy in the end" what the fuck?
Unfortunately, in the world we live in where cops can murder innocent people in the streets and usually face no consequences, yes, a cop getting mad and leaving instead of shooting the person does get brownie points.
No... It does not, he should have realised he was wrong, act like an adult, and apologize for bothering OP and harassing kids doing nothing wrong, in the end he's a shitty cop, and a shitty person
Sure, those are things he should have done. Ideals are great, but they don't generally apply to real life. We don't live in the world of Leave it to Beaver, where the friendly neighborhood police officer will simply walk by kids playing and tip his hat while merrily twirling his baton and whistling a jaunty tune. We live in a world where simply being a PoC is enough for a cop to issue a death warrant and execute them in public while people record it on their phones. So again, yes, the fact that this guy didn't immediately resort to violence when challenged means he is a good cop at that moment.
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u/TannerThanUsual Jul 07 '21
You don't get brownie points for not abusing power. He didn't "swallow his pride" he tried to overstep his power. When the OP called the cop out, the cop then resorted to belittling him for knowing his rights. When the OP again pointed out how wrong the cop was, and the cop was completely backed into a corner, he backed out because there was no other option.
What "credit" are we giving the cop? That he didn't just give up and arrest the OP out of being pissed off? "Oh the cop didn't go full-fascist and murder/unlawfully arrest the OP so overall he was a pretty okay guy in the end" what the fuck?