[varyouga]

It's no surprise if you've ever been around angry cops when they think no cameras are rolling. Especially if they assume you're a criminal from the start. These days they can assume you are a criminal by the colors you wear, having too nice of a car for your age, having too much cash, the way you look at them, etc. In my younger days, I spent a good amount of time on some bad streets in Brooklyn. My friends and I were approached by cops fairly often.

I'm only surprised none of these guys in the story got wacked. People were hit for no reason in every such encounter I witnessed. Yes, a few times there were some seemingly good cops at the scene but none of them said a word about it.

Remember, if you are alone with them, cops can do anything they want and completely lie about everything later. “It's not what you know, it's what you can prove later.” Don't go whip out a copy of the constitution and start yelling if they do something obviously illegal. If you question their authority, they will likely hit you and make up some additional charges if they know they can get away with it. I knew a cop that carried a small snub-nose dropgun in a sock just in case he wanted to shoot someone. How far we have fallen...

[cumbo78]

I’m retired NYPD, and, as you would imagine, there are knuckleheads in every line of work. Unfortunately, those are the ones that usually get you hurt because they are simply not focused. When I was on the job, there were appx. 38,000 officers. If 5% are knuckleheads, that’s almost 2000 of them and they make it much tougher for the truly dedicated, sharp, professional officers to do their jobs effectively.