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WCDT Strips 3311 - 3315 (Sept 19th - 24th)
Neko_Ali:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 19 Sep 2016, 20:43 ---(The difference in the comic being that that officer is interested in Faye. Yeah, she should get a lawyer).
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Actually, the difference there was they were looking for someone other than you, and for whom you had no stake in protecting. They came looking for someone specific. That is not the situation being talked about when people say 'don't talk to police'. When you get stopped randomly and the cops start asking you probing but general questions like 'what are you doing here, who are you going to see' or start making demands with no probable cause.. Then yes, shut up. Only say that you do not wish to talk to them and repeatedly ask if you are under arrest, or are you free to go. Because what's going on there is they want someone to arrest. You just happened to be the unlucky one that fell under their gaze. If you say the wrong thing, or start to get agitated they will have no problem putting the cuffs on you and coming up with a reason why after.
Emperor Norton:
@Neko_Ali, While that may be what you are saying, someone else literally just shared a story that suggested NOT EVEN CALLING 911 TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT.
SomeCanadianWeirdo:
Knowing Jeph, it's just as likely she's not actually a cop. I can just imagine May seeing her and going "Cop? That's Bittorrent Kelly! She was in robot jail at the same time I was. She's the biggest software pirate in the Western hemisphere."
Neko_Ali:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 19 Sep 2016, 21:24 ---@Neko_Ali, While that may be what you are saying, someone else literally just shared a story that suggested NOT EVEN CALLING 911 TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT.
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If you are the 'wrong kind' of person, or in the wrong neighborhood, or live in an area with particularly bad cops... Then yes. Even if you are 100% in the right, going to the police to report a crime done against you could wind up with you being the one harassed or in jail. The same sort of reason why most rapes go unreported. Being the one reporting means harassment, possibly more danger to you, not the person who did it to you.
What I am trying to say here is, sometimes avoiding any kind of entanglement with the law is the only safe and sane thing to do. I'm not saying it true in every single case. But in some cases, for some people. Yes, you should never go to the police. They are not your friends.
Emperor Norton:
If there is an accident, and someone is hurt, I'm going to call 911. I'm not going to jeopardize the injured person(s)'s safety and health on the chance that the cops might be assholes.
And I would find it very questionable of anyone to do. "Yes, they are hurt, and not being a medical professional I can't tell how bad, but there is a small percent chance that something bad could happen to me." That just seems incredibly selfish to me.
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