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How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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And this is why I fucking HATE COPS. I don't care if it's the few, this god damn country-wide gang is a piece of shit and I will do everything I can to avoid them and teach my two children about staying away as well. Fuck these pigs.

It's really easy to focus on the bad ones, but good cops exist whether you know it or not.

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OP definitely needs to sue the city, as well as the aggressors personally. Every cop involved in this situation should be spending years in prison for battery, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and torture. Until justice for victims of the police becomes routine, they're nothing but another gang and the only good cop is a dead cop.

> OP definitely needs to sue the city, as well as the aggressors personally. I upvoted this comment for that; it seems like a prudent step to take. > the only good cop is a dead cop And then I got here and wish I could undo. I don't understand why you would say such a thing. That's just not right.

I agree. This isn't the first time I wish I could revoke an upvote, but I suppose that's my fault.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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And this is why I fucking HATE COPS. I don't care if it's the few, this god damn country-wide gang is a piece of shit and I will do everything I can to avoid them and teach my two children about staying away as well. Fuck these pigs.

It's really easy to focus on the bad ones, but good cops exist whether you know it or not.

Like I said, don't give two shits. The risk is too high. All pigs are evil to me and I'll keep the hell away from them. If they abused a white woman in her 30's what the hell do you think they'll do to a latino like me? Pfff.

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> I begged them to watch out for my recently broken right elbow. They don't give a shit about your elbow nor should they. Everyone who gets put in cuffs complains about some current or former injury. I'm not sure I buy every second of your recount. but there is a big difference between a good samaritan and a do-gooder. If the cops tell you it is time to leave the scene, it's 1 AM on a city street, you've been drinkin…

> They don't give a shit about your elbow nor should they. What? Just because you are being arrested doesn't mean that they can treat you like that.

They have guns. They have the power to end your existence. So yes, they CAN treat people like this. We gave them that power when they were hired and our tax dollars started paying their salary.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that's a bit of an exaggeration, don't you?

not at all this story is a great example of this, but there are others

Of course there are others. There are also many people having pleasant experiences with cops every day - they don't make it to the top of Hacker News.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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I remember, once, a very cynical person telling me not to call the cops, in any circumstance, unless mine or someone else's survival or long-term well being is completely dependent on it. If you see someone shot dead in the street, for example, don't call the cops; leave. You're the first suspect if you do anything else, and you'll be treated like one.

I was very put out by this attitude. I'm starting to wonder if it's perhaps quite realistic.

I don't know what the cynic would have suggested in this situation. I don't believe he would have said, 'leave her to fend for herself,' but perhaps to call a hospital directly, or ask her to call a family member or something, I don't know.

Police are dangerous. They have too much power and not enough brains. I'm an optimist; I think there must be some possible infrastructure that incentivises police to be good, and incentivises everyone in the system to weed out those who are not. The current system doesn't resemble that remotely, and for now, perhaps the cynic is right.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

#28

And this is why I fucking HATE COPS. I don't care if it's the few, this god damn country-wide gang is a piece of shit and I will do everything I can to avoid them and teach my two children about staying away as well. Fuck these pigs.

It's really easy to focus on the bad ones, but good cops exist whether you know it or not.

They aren't actually good ones if they go about business as usual in an organization where there are so many bad ones.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> OP definitely needs to sue the city, as well as the aggressors personally. I upvoted this comment for that; it seems like a prudent step to take. > the only good cop is a dead cop And then I got here and wish I could undo. I don't understand why you would say such a thing. That's just not right.

I agree. This isn't the first time I wish I could revoke an upvote, but I suppose that's my fault.

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Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's really easy to focus on the bad ones, but good cops exist whether you know it or not.

Like I said, don't give two shits. The risk is too high. All pigs are evil to me and I'll keep the hell away from them. If they abused a white woman in her 30's what the hell do you think they'll do to a latino like me? Pfff.

Your mistake is your idea of "they". They aren't all one.

I don't know that I can blame you for taking the "safe" approach and avoiding police, but don't punish them for your irrationally-negative outlook.

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