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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

I can neither imagine nor expect such a thing. What I expect is the cop recognize his position in the community as a public servant entrusted with public safety - and politely ask this particular member of the public, “I’m sorry sir, I didn’t get the information from your ID. Could you show it to me again and let me verify your residence?”

At that point, with the suspect stating that he lived there, and apparently showing no belligerence beyond what would be expected from a man confronted in his own home, physical contact was ABSOLUTELY uncalled for. He had lots of option besides taking the guy down and arresting him. The cop, assuming accurate reporting in this story, is an idiot and a bully - he should be off the force.


79 posted on 04/17/2014 1:25:23 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: GilesB

The guy in the house could just as easily said: “Oh sorry you did not get the info” Here! I’m not arguing that this particular cop is a saint. I don’t know. I’m merely pointing out a frequently expressed attitude obnoxiously stated “I have my “RIGHTS you pig.” As the man said over a hundred years ago: “A policeman’s lot is not a happy one.”


80 posted on 04/17/2014 1:34:46 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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