[Blue Jays]

"...three things expected from the police..."

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Exactly. A few years ago I observed a minor fender-bender and telephoned the police.
I advised we needed tow trucks and a squad car. There were no injuries.
I gave my full name, age, and what I was wearing so officers could spot us easier.

I approached officer as he drove up. He lept from his cruiser and yelled, "...GET THE F*KC BACK IN YOUR CAR!..."
Say what? I am the innocent bystander who called this in and stayed as a courtesy. The two other motorists were peacefully exchanging insurance info.
Some police seriously have a few screws loose and need to be examined for fitness. This nutcase Somali officer is a case in point.

[Pining_4_TX]

Do you know how often people ambush cops? The uniform is a target that they wear all the time they are on duty.

[MeganC]

According to the anti-Constitutional cop suckers you’re lucky that the officer...in all his charitable munificence...permitted you to live instead of executing you on the side of the road for daring to think you could speak to a superhuman supercitizen with a badge.

[Bonemaker]

Perfect illustration of the problem. Cops tend to treat all non-cops like shit.

[Responsibility2nd]

So. Did you get the **** back in your car???

I trust you’ve never made that kind of mistake again.

If you think about it - Justine never should have wandered out into a possible crime scene.

[Blue Jays]

Pining_4_TX:

"...Suggestion... do a ride-a-long with a cop some night. See what they do. Easy to talk when you aren’t the one being faced with split-second decisions that might mean life or death for you or someone else..."

Responsibility2nd:

"...So. Did you get the **** back in your car?
I trust you’ve never made that kind of mistake again.
If you think about it - Justine never should have wandered out into a possible crime scene..."

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Did you two read my narrative in Post# 36.
I was a motorist who observed the collision twenty feet in front of me and was the person who telephoned police since two totally banged-up cars were in the middle of the intersection.

The drivers exited their cars, so there were clearly no serious injuries, with maybe only a few bumps and bruises.
Since I was the observer who called it in, the responding officers had my name, age, and description that I gave to dispatch.

All was seemingly fine until Officer Roid Rage arrived on the scene.
Had I tripped while returning to my vehicle or had a truck backfired at that moment, this vein-in-the-forehead steroid cop would have drawn his weapon.

This was in broad daylight at a suburban intersection with other drivers, business proprietors, customers, and passersby all around.
Police were under no threat at that time.

Helpful bystanders who CALL the police, report what they observed, and are on-hand to help the police should not be in danger.

This innocent woman Justine Ruszczyk Damond killed by police officer Mohamed Noor very likely felt she was strolling out to the officers to engage them in true "community policing" fashion.
She paid for it with her life. Tragic, senseless, and preventable.