Cops

[AnCap Dave]

So earlier, my neighbor was getting arrested for domestic or something like that, he was wasted as hell. Anyway, they had 4 cop cars there and a paddy wagon, and after the paddy wagon took the dude, some kids were walking by, cop asked one of the kids to come over, quickly padded him, found nothing, but made him spread his legs and took him away in cuffs anyway. They made the paddy wagon come back and put him inside. They turned to one of the other houses where some other neighbors were watching and said to them, "Expect this kind of thing to happen all summer." I couldn't believe it when I saw it. This kid didn't even do anything, he was just walking by, and they took him away in cuffs. Apparently, they let him go afterward, probably just wanted to intimidate him, but still, this screams "abuse of power."

[Travis Retriever]

Welcome to the police state.  It makes me cringe all the worse when I see nationalistic retards crying, "We're nothing compared to Afghanistan!  That's a police state!"

[AnCap Dave]

Welcome to the police state.  It makes me cringe all the worse when I see nationalistic retards crying, "We're nothing compared to Afghanistan!  That's a police state!"

Part of the problem too is that people believe that the police are the sign of morality. The whole "respect the badge" bullshit, something I never bought into anyway. I was talking with my grandmother about it earlier and her reaction was, "Well he must have done something wrong otherwise they wouldn't have cuffed him," despite the fact that the kid did nothing. He was just walking down the street with some other kid.

[Travis Retriever]

Part of the problem too is that people believe that the police are the sign of morality. The whole "respect the badge" bullshit, something I never bought into anyway. I was talking with my grandmother about it earlier and her reaction was, "Well he must have done something wrong otherwise they wouldn't have cuffed him," despite the fact that the kid did nothing. He was just walking down the street with some other kid.

If the police are a sign of morality, I'm an elf fairy princess!  I take it she's not a big fan of "innocent until proven guilty".

Reminds me of this: 
The text below: 

"Public Relations Issues

I didn't hear the conversations myself, but my understanding is some police were complaining about the lack of respect they were receiving at a recent protest regarding cannabis in Keene Central Square. I have some thoughts for cops who don't understand why you are becoming so universally despised.

It used to be somewhat safe to target young people. There were plenty of folks from an older generation when police were primarily peace officers, before you transitioned more and more into "law enforcement" officers and started viewing everyone, especially younger people, as potential law breakers instead of as the people you were trying to protect from a small number of truly dangerous criminals in the population. You had easy brownie points with that older generation. Many of them didn't fit the profile for your law enforcement and when they hear about police abuse, they tend to assume it's an isolated case. When mostly younger people are targeted for victimless crimes, they assume they deserved it.

Times have changed and they will continue to change. Those older generations who remember the good ole days are passing away. They've been replaced by people who have been targeted for petty harassment over victimless crimes many times or at least know people who have. They see you as predators rather than protectors, and rightly so. They are merely following a healthy instinct for self-preservation when they fear you, and when they fear you, they naturally hate you. I try not to hate you myself, but I admit it takes effort.

I would like for a dialogue to remain open between police and the growing numbers in the population who disapprove of what you have become. I know it sounds insincere considering I make fun of people in my comics, but I generally stick to representative fictional characters unless a particular individual has earned special recognition. Generally, while I stand up for my rights, I try to show respect in hopes that the same respect will one day be returned."