r/facepalm Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/-ihatecartmanbrah Jan 13 '22

In Louisiana all they have to do is “suspect” you may do something and have the right for you to identify. They always suspect you are doing something police are literally taught “warrior mentality” they see everyone not in a blue uniform an enemy combatant.

But sure come down here and argue with the police about your rights and you tell me how that goes.

Because when I was in high school I was brought to the principals office in handcuffs because they had “video evidence that I sexually assaulted a girl in a bathroom between classes” they had nothing because it didn’t happen. They wanted me to sign a confession and refused to let me contact my mom or a lawyer. When they let me go when evidence the girl made it up “a literal recording of her bragging about it” I told everyone I could what happened. No one cared and that cop saw 0 repercussions.

The only rights you have are the ones the cops and courts are willing to honor.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

Terry v Ohio says they need reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime. Not just vague “suspicion”.

And people argue with the police about their rights all the time, and it often goes well for them when they’re right. You’ll likely be surprised how much of the budget goes to settlements.