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In reply to the discussion: Cop Breaks Leg of 10-Year-Old Who Filmed Him [View all]frylock
(34,825 posts)FWIW I'm 48 years old. I've been pulled from a car because my friend had the utter audacity to ask a police officer what he did wrong when he was being hassled for combing the sand out of his hair after a session of body surfing at Marine St. I've had an officer call me a "fucking liar" to my face because one night my truck broke down, and because I had a bike in the back, and because it just so happened to be a Critical Mass night. called me a "fucking liar" when I told him that no, officer, you certainly did not see me ride through a red light on College and El Cajon because I was riding my bike along the wharf mister officer sir. for that I was administered a field sobriety test on the side of a busy off ramp. have you ever had to stand on one leg counting to 20 with your head tilted back while standing on a roughly 6% grade with traffic whizzing by? btw, I passed his bullshit test because I hadn't been drinking. I've watched my cousin's mental health deteriorate because of the verbal and emotional abuse she took from her lousy fucking drunk of a cop husband. so yeah, believe it or not, people's experience with law enforcement varies. as I've stated, you best hope the next encounter you have isn't with some fucking power tripping, steroid pumping asshole.