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In reply to the discussion: ny trooper - "I see you post this on Youtube, I’ll find a way for the D.A.s office to arrest you" [View all]NBachers
(17,108 posts)I've had plenty of run-ins with the cops; I'm not going into details, but let's just say that I'm experienced.
I've spent a lot of time being resistant; expressing an attitude, and talking back to 'em.
It usually didn't work out too well.
I finally arrived at the point were my encounters with the cops were courteous, polite, and respectful.
It doesn't always make the cop be courteous, polite, or respectful to me. But it's what I can do to steer and defuse the situation into better territory.
Yeah, I know, Scott Olsen, or those guys who were shot in cop cars while handcuffed, may have a different experience.
But I still believe in diffusing the experience and getting out alive. Ratcheting up the tension and pissing cops off usually doesn't work out too well.
When my son reached the demographic where cops would start checking him out, my advice was "Whatever cops say to you, your response is Yes sir, No sir, I'd be glad to co-operate." A good attitude will get you further than a bad one. And if a cop's going to be a prick anyway, you're not giving him an excuse to be a bigger one.