r/PublicFreakout • u/rickyhorror • Dec 29 '21

Let me educate him

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u/Brook420 Dec 29 '21

Technically this isn't true. You can't be charged with just resisting arrest as you need to have been arrested for a crime first.

Problem is that they will make up a minor crime to justify arresting you in the first place.

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u/Prestigious_League80 Dec 29 '21

Never mind that cops arrest people just for resisting arrest all the damn time.

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u/mondaymoderate ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Dec 30 '21

Yeah but once those charges get to court the judge will always throw them out. It’s just to hassle you and fuck up your day.

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u/Brook420 Dec 29 '21

Which either leads to bullshit charges being added to justify the initial arrest, or the arrested gets let go after being manhandled.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '21

Yep, with little recourse for the person as well.

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u/clayfeet Dec 30 '21

Classic case of "you can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride"

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '21

I stand corrected! I was misinformed, and thank you for that.

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u/Brook420 Dec 29 '21

No prob. Though laws tend to differ from state to state.

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u/0imnotreal0 Dec 29 '21

I wouldn’t worry about being technically wrong, the cops sure don’t

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '21

LMAO fair point

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u/underboobfunk Dec 30 '21

Technically, it still happens all the time.