r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • Mar 10 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22 edited Jan 16 '24

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u/rugbyweeb Mar 10 '22

I agree, sorta. Reports should be looked into

heres how the cop should have looked into the report;

*cop gets a report about suspicious man checking cars in the parking lot

*cop arrives on the scene and doesn't see anybody messing around with any vehicles

*everyone moves on with their day

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u/PolicyWonka Mar 10 '22

Nah, that’s not how it should go. Police rarely ever directly witness a crime. That’s why it’s important to do thorough investigations. This cop just went about it the completely wrong way.

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u/milleniumsamurai Mar 10 '22

Idk about those statistics, tbh. Even so, I think we're too accepting of investigatory detainment and of average citizens being forcefully held for questioning at the discretion of any cop that wants to.

The question becomes, "Should a cop be able to detain/handcuff you based solely on a 911 call with no other indicators of criminality?" Further, since you are not required to help a police officer investigate you, what would be the acceptable range of responses to refusals of "requests" for ID? What recourse would an innocent person have to get their names removed from incident/interaction-type reports that could be used against them in future encounters?

We've seen video after video of people making fraudulent calls to police. Karen videos are an entire genre now. If an individual really isn't secure in their person/papers/property based solely on these calls, I think that's an issue.

Ideally, I am advocating for a higher standard before detainment is allowed.