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In reply to the discussion: Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly [View all]hunter
(38,310 posts)And no, I was not always calm and respectful. But mostly the police considered me a humorous diversion from their more sordid late night duties. These were the same police whose favorite sport was harassing black people. Fortunately for me I was never violent.
I really didn't learn how to act calm and respectful until I was 25 years old or so.
I'll leave you to your comfortable fantasy that everything will be properly investigated and that all is in order. I will confess that I'll probably never serve on a jury in this county because of my outspokenness. The last time I reported for jury duty I got the peremptory challenge from the prosecutor before I even got the chance to say anything.
In my small city the police shoot a few people every year, too often the same sorts of troubled people unarmed English or Japanese cops deal with calmly and without bloodshed.