How many times have you been arrested?

[rug]

Twice I was arrested for harassment of a police officer over a parking ticket.

[ColbertWatcher]

1. 1x contempt of court- arguing with judge. n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

3. details!

[ColbertWatcher]

12. LOL! n/t

[imdjh]

2. I voted 10, because I believe that you are under arrest any time you are detained.

But I have only been taken in twice and booked once. I'm not really sure why I wasn't booked the first time, but they didn't and eventually the charges were dropped.

[N7255Q]

9. Do you consider being pulled over for speeding as "detained"

:eyes:

[imdjh]

73. If I am not free to leave, then I am under arrest. nt

[virgogal]

4. I've never been arrested,. Why no choice for us?

[Duckhunter935]

5. Two of us

[N7255Q]

6. Apparently the OP thinks everyone has been. How fucking bizarre.

:wtf:

[Ghost in the Machine]

63. No, actually the OP might only be interested in those who HAD been arrested..

It's like asking "how many times have you wrecked your mototrcycle?" If you don't own a mototrcycle, or if you do amd have never wrecked it, there's no sense in responding.

That's the way I took it, anyways. I could be wrong... wouldn't be the first, or last, time...

[rug]

7. It's just a matter of time.

[Cali_Democrat]

67. LOL

nt

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

10. Me neither.

[npk]

16. The poll has an agenda

It's another thread designed to perpetrate a certain degree of animosity against the police.

[Mythsaje]

28. Right, because we all know such animosity requires internet poll threads...

On DU, no less.

[npk]

37. Yeah we all know that beating an issue to death is the only thing DU does well

Lets think what possible reason would there be to post a poll which asks "How many times have you been arrested" and then not to even include a 0 option, in the mist of 48 hours of bashing and generalizing police all around the country. If this such generalizing was acceptable in other forms and ways on DU this place would need 10 times the moderation. So much righteousness in the wings of dissent I thought for a moment DU was a cascading storm of narrow-minded viewpoints and shouting other voices down until you win by default.

I guess there was so many more people present at Mr Gates house someone should have captured this whole thing on video tape. I am just waiting for it to pop up on Youtube.

[rug]

39. Oh, but the poll has been edited.

[npk]

43. How nice.

Yet I notice that now you changed the value "9" to read "not yet". I really do find it amusing how you assume that at least everyone on DU will at some point in the lives be hassled by the police for no damn "legal reason" and subject to arrest. Yet some people, even those of color, will go their entire lives encountering dozens of police and will retain their freedom each time.

[Mythsaje]

69. As long as the GOOD cops in this country don't come out in force

against cases of abuse of authority and corruption, rather than hiding such things behind their blue wall, they deserve to be bashed with regularity. They circle the wagons and hold out against citizens as if we're somehow inferior, or don't have a right to pass judgment on their behavior.

[proud2BlibKansan]

74. +1

[imdjh]

18. namby pamby

[SheilaT]

52. I've likewise never been arrested.

I'm 60 years old, and I suspect it's not even a record.

I'm reminded of the time I was at a Dunkin Donuts in a northern Detroit suburb (forget which one) and started chatting with another customer who turned out to be a bail bondsman. His view of the world was that everyone, literally everyone would need a bail bondsman's services some day. Again, so far I've not needed them. And I seriously doubt I ever will.

[timeforpeace]

8. There is a place you are allowed to bitch about a cop's behavior to your heart's content. It's

called a court of law.

[seabeyond]

13. thats such crap for so many reasons. n/t

[N7255Q]

19. Okay, name one.

You can't deny it.

[seabeyond]

22. cost, time, significance, good ole boy, need a case... you dont get to accomplish anything

with a cop being an asshole in a court of law. the best we have with that is going to supervisor who have clearly supported the cops in most all i see, especially when it is a he said she said event.

[N7255Q]

17. There's another one: DU

:grr:
I see people here saying ALL cops are ASSHOLES and if someone said that about some group they happened to belong to they'd be having grand mal seizures.
:eyes:

[Fire1]

24. Uh, they have and they will continue. n/t

[Mythsaje]

70. I consider the cops the same as some folks consider Christians...

As long as they don't LOUDLY condemn the actions of those who abuse their authority and treat civilians like so much trash, they're ALL assholes.

[rug]

I did. The charges were thrown out. Now, where can I bitch about the falses arrests?

[timeforpeace]

32. See? You have to wait for your day in court, but it's better than being arrested for hassling a cop.

[rug]

35. Uh, there was no harassment. No one needs a day in court if there's no false arrest.

[SleeplessInAlabama]

57. There's one other place...

At least I THOUGHT it was "in America"...

[seabeyond]

11. none. why are you denying my right to vote???? n/t

[rug]

29. Because you're clearly an eventual felon.

[seabeyond]

51. ha ha ha ha ha... absolutely, we are all criminals until proven otherwise

aint that the truth

i had airport sec and police intimidating my 4 and 7 yr old boys. my youngest about to cry. i sat next to him and ask cop what was up. she says, searching their bags. i ask, why are you standing here. she says.... to protect sec gal from you.

my mouth dropped open

i nudge my youngest, laugh and say, me... pacifist me.... protecting her from little ole me, all the while smilin and laughing with little one.

i told the cop, treat us all as criminals and that is just what we will all become.

god, i hate the power trip. not something i will be quiet on. not something i want my children to ever learn, ever submit to, ever feel a norm. on the other hand....

[rug]

53. It starts with the metal detectors in elementary school and goes on from there.

Sorry your boys were exposed to that so early.

[seabeyond]

56. 9/11, we are all gonna die... to be so very afraid. it is sad. and cowardly. n/t

[gristy]

14. zero

[-..__...]

15. Were you genuinely guilty of the infractions...

or was the cop clearly in the wrong and you called him/her on it?

Never mind extenuating circumstances, ignorance of the law or everyone else does it.

Was(were), the parking citations within the letter of the law?

[rug]

23. No. The tickets were dismissed at the Parking Violations Bureau.

[-..__...]

47. So...

in other words instead of keeping your cool, you got combative with the cops (and in the process got arrested and charged with an unrelated violation), when you could have just as easily kept your mouth shut, challenged the tickets in court and won anyways?

Yeah... you'll go far in life with your survival skills. :eyes:

[rug]

50. Combative with cops? You'll go far in life with your assumptions.

[-..__...]

60. Really?

You're the one who posted that you were "arrested for harassment of a police officer".

Was that purely a miscarriage of justice on their part, or did you give them reason to break your balls?

Myself... I've never been arrested... ever. In fact I've only gotten 1 moving violation in 30 years of driving and 3 parking tickets within the last 10.

Not that I'm an anal citizen when it comes down to obeying the law (I speed like a mother fucker and park with common sense) I just have the skills and common sense to know when and where situations would not be advantageous to me.

[rug]

62. Really. An arrest does not mean it happened.

Do you think police should use arrest powers to "break your balls"?

[TheKentuckian]

78. Why should he have to treat a cop with kidd gloves? Or arrested if not?

These people work for us. If not for us they'd have no purpose.

[tnlefty]

20. I need a zero.

Zero. Relatives are another story.

[rug]

33. Here's one:

[tnlefty]

38. ??? What is that supposed to represent or mean?

I've long thought that cops were getting out of control, and it seems worse now that DHS vehicles are about, so I've tried to be careful.

Sorry, I don't understand the pic.

[rug]

42. It's Sgt. Crowley who was tumultuosly accosted by Prof. Gates.

You said you needed a zero.

[tnlefty]

46. Well, I hadn't seen a picture of the ass...

so thanks for the clarification. And he's worse than a zero and if I had my way he'd be out of a job.

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. I've been on trial at The Hague a few times, but never technically "arrested"

[rug]

27. Stop vacationing in Bosnia.

[Rabrrrrrr]

31. I can't help it!

Crimes Against Humanity are like an addiction with me.

[Xipe Totec]

25. On the advice of counsel, and to the best of my recollection...

I do not recall....

Are we talking stricktly USA, or international?












In that case, I still dont recall....

[rug]

36. Miranda warnings end at the border, Dillinger.

[Xipe Totec]

40. No spikity Eenglish

:evilgrin:

[imdjh]

71. I don't think they mirandize for DUI.

Probably because they would then have to explain why it is that you aren't entitled to have an attorney present during questioning and the breathalyzer or before you consent to anything.

[LisaL]

26. Hello? Why are you assuming everybody has been arrested

at least once?

[rug]

34. OK, I edited it.

[imdjh]

72. Have you ever been in a discussion with a police officer that you were not free to leave?

Then you were under arrest.

[sakabatou]

30. 0 - never been arrested

[Incitatus]

41. Once for loitering and resisting arrest.

It was when I was a minor. They cops were being dicks and they were bullshit charges. After a couple phone calls from an influential friend of the family and prominent lawyer, they charges were dropped. If my family didn't know anyone and I was stuck with a DA, who knows.

[rug]

44. I worked arraignments for Legal Aid in Queens for many years.

Whenever I saw a charge of resisting arrest I checked the defendant for injuries.

[slackmaster]

45. Only once, AND I WAS FRAMED!@!@!@!@!

:nuke:

[rug]

48. Never trust your sister.

They hold resentments for decades.

[The Straight Story]

49. Is that you OJ?

:rofl:

[Mariana]

54. None. If I were a minority, I'd probably have to answer two or three.

I'm convinced I was let off several times because I and my friends were white. The incidents happened in Mobile County, Alabama, in the early 1980's.

[iris27]

55. None, but I have been pulled over and SCREAMED at by multiple officers

after squishing a traffic cone.

My partner has been pulled over and treated with extreme condescension in a tiny rural town on the highway for passing another car in a legally marked passing zone, because "we have an ordinance here that there is no passing within city limits" - said ordinance was NOT posted anywhere and we were eventually let go with a 'warning' but only after extreme dickitude on the part of the officer.

[datasuspect]

58. I have the death sentence in twelve systems

traffic stop etiquette:

1. Use signals

2. Move to the FAR right of the shoulder. It's okay to be in the grass a little.

3. Turn on hazard lights

4. Turn off motor.

5. Turn on interior lighting

6. Roll down window

7. Put both hands on the dash.

[Speck Tater]

59. I've seen a few police officers from a distance, but I've never talked to one.

My philosophy has always been: Keep a low profile. If the system knows you exist it WILL fuck with you. Best if the system doesn't know you're there. Confrontation of ANY kind is simply not consistent with the low-profile philosophy. Neither is disobeying traffic laws.

[krabigirl]

Once,.

...and I deserved it. Shoplifting as a teen. Stupid kid, i was.

[abumbyanyothername]

61. They were really apologetic

I was a city firefighter at the time. Driving in an alcoholic blackout I crashed into a police towing operation. Everyone was trying to enable me to get off, but ultimately I was arrested. The officer apologized for having to cuff me in the elevator. My bail was posted by a fellow firefighter before I was booked.

Turned out to be a good thing for me and fortunately no one besides me was hurt.

[1]

64. you have to ask the question like they did in "Stripes". have you ever been convicted of a crime?

"convicted? no. never convicted..."

[Cali_Democrat]

65. 3 times when I was a minor.

I had a curfew violation, a tobacco violation and a minor in possession of alcohol violation.

So I guess that makes it 3 times.

Does this make me a hardened criminal?

[Iggo]

66. Many, many times.

[Taitertots]

68. Not yet and not ever

In my youthful ignorance I deserved it several times, but never got arrested. I'm sure it has something to do with me not acting like a stupid jerk off to the police.

Seems like this: Act like an asshole to the police, get locked up. Call rich white daddy and you can get away with it.

It is the self fulfilling prophecy. Act like such a douche nozzle that they arrest you, then blame their dislike for you on racism.

[Jennicut]

75. Not yet...I was a boring teen and am a boring adult.

But my hubby came close recently. Cop was a total jerk to him but I told him to calm down. Cop got in his face because of a no parking zone in front of a club where my hubby was playing with his band. He called me and was very upset because the officer went off on him for no apparent reason. Luckily, no arrest happened.

[Raine]

76. Once for civil disobedience at the Nevada

Test Site.

[Vickers]

77. Six, but never more than twice in one country.

:P

[TheKentuckian]

79. I've been "detained" and "questioned" a shitload but no actual arrest

Last time I had to sport cuffs in the winter at a drive-thru ATM for about 45 minuets until they decided I wasn't who they were looking for. Supposedly, I made a "California" stop (right, whatever) and when they ran me someone with a similar name had a warrant. They told me they almost just let me go because they thought I was white (if you know a white person they *probably* are more fair).

I cooperated fully and figuratively sucked their balls so when they got tired of fucking with me they let me go and hit me with a stay out of trouble. I didn't do a damn thing wrong and obviously didn't match the description of who they were looking for (if anyone) but still had my time wasted without compensation or even an apology, and was treated more like I got lucky somehow.

[TheMadMonk]

80. Twice, once for shoplifting and once for possession.

Both fair cops, and both times the police were decent.

My third encounter with them was when I got cleaned up on my bike by a driver who I later learned was speeding to beat a red light. I was turning across traffic and legitmately in the intersection when I was hit.

The cops took my statement when I was concussed (a big no no) and when I later tried to ammend it based on information given to me by a witness in the cross street who says the light was green for them at the time of the collison, they (the police) were not interested and actually threatened to charge me on the basis of my original statement in which I said the sun might have been in my eyes and I did not see the oncomming car, if I tried to take the matter further.

Simply put they did not want to expose their own wrongdoing in taking my statement while I was concussed.