I will always believe that police routinely abuse their power. Treat a cop’s relative the wrong way and you’ll find out. Be disrespectful. In other words, don’t fall down and kiss their shoes but instead quote your rights and see what happens.
The cops, and the DAs, routinely ramp up the charges to get you to accept a plea. And if you’re poor and can’t afford an F. Lee Baily type attorney you’re either going away for a long time or you’re going to plead guilty to something you didn’t do. It happens all the time. You’re only hope is if there are two of you and only one cop. He can’t get away with lying so he behaves himself.
The criminal justice system in this country is broken. Because of the mean, vicious thugs the cops deal with on a daily basis, they’ve started to look at everyone the same way.
A few years back some people started calling in to the Chris Baker radio show here in Houston about the cops arresting a bunch of innocent people. Of course, he took up for the cops. Then he started getting calls from people he knew and it turned out the cops had gone of a “crime busting” spree based on illegal drag racing complaints. They arrested everyone they could get their hands on. Including people coming out of restaurants. The city paid a lot of money when it was all over.
I’ve got my flame retardant suit on!
I’ve got my flame retardant suit on!....You need it.