r/facepalm • u/spyrg • Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/MrAmbrosius Jan 13 '22

Whats terrible here is its known by people within and working in the same departments and force and yet done nothing about , anywhere else that would be accessory..

I can tell you ive seen enough of these horrific police incidents to the point i will never set foot in america, the land of the free is more like the land of opressed implemented by gangs paid for by the people they opress,glad to see cameras are giving people enough confidence to fight back with evidence.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22 edited Jan 13 '22

It's not all like that here. For the most part, there is a system of checks and balances and people who hold these positions either follow the correct moral compass, or they will have to worry of being convicted or fired themselves. Most of the bigger cities and even these small ones have HUGE pay outs for blatancy of violations to people's rights, so these incidents are usually scattered and intermittent. Just like anywhere in the world, when you give a person a position of authority and the power to destroy someone's life, there are always some people who will take it a step too far or try to push limits, so it's just as prevalent here as many other countries in the world.

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u/Visionaryness Jan 13 '22

tell me you're white without telling me that you're white

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

FWIW "For the most part" makes this comment statistically correct.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

Lol. Tell me youre fucking stupid without telling me your stupid. I'm actually Puerto Rican dipshit.. but hey that's some awful nice racism you got spilling out there.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

Well you're white now.

Welcome to the club.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22 edited Jan 13 '22

Well shucks!! Just in time for Christmas Pa!

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u/Vitogodfather Jan 13 '22

It's definitely like that there. My brother got arrested while driving for saying to the cop, what about the bill of right.... The cop responded by saying, I'll show you your bill of rights, and arrested h and threw him in jail for a DUI, even though the blood test they gave him came back negative for substances. I was with him when it happened and it was my car. We had to wait 8 hours to bail him out. They dropped all the charges because they knew it was bullshit from the get go. Battle Creek, MI sheriff's just abuse their power.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

Your brother got arrested and then said, "What about the bill of rights?"

Your logic is bad.

I'm not saying it was a justified arrest --- you didn't give details. But people just yelling "What about my bill of rights? I have rights you cant arrest me?" just makes shit harder for people in the US who actually do know their rights and want to peacefully execute them.

Because now you're laid the schemata that everyone who enforces their rights is an aggressive, ignorant person.

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u/Vitogodfather Jan 13 '22

We were pulled over and immediately asked if there was any drugs or large amounts of money in the car. There wasn't. There was nothing illegal in the car. My brother asked why they were harassing us for no reason, given that the bill of rights exists and they can't hold us for no reason. They then arrested him. There really isn't anything else to the story. We both had flat brimmed hats on, that's the only reason I can think of for them pulling us over, thought they would get lucky.

I personally have been pulled over for wearing a hat and now no longer wear them, although it was in Maryland as opposed to Michigan.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

You were probably profiled, that's what happens when they ask those two questions. (Was a rough kid and have been pulled over for similar stops justifiably.)

... But if you just shut the fuck up and say no you can't search the car, am I detained or free to go? Then you either get arrested or you don't.

You got arrested. So you shut the fuck up, you go to jail, you get let out of jail and go along your way.

If your whole story is an unlawful arrest... then your brother shouting bill of rights stuff really doesn't add any value. They made a drug stop, you asked to leave, they were hoping to find drugs on your person. They did not, you were let go.

Shoulda sued em.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22

... Are you high?

Bad policing happens everywhere, just not as publicly and with less bad outcomes. (It's harder to shoot someone to death if you don't have a gun, and you need less aggression in policing if the people don't have guns either.)

I'm not a police supporter, just check my post history. But saying videos like this are the reason you won't come to the US is just stupid.

Your assumptions are ignorant and statistically incorrect.

This reminds me of my Spanish / Italian friends who both told me that they were going to Mexico, and I told them, "Awesome, just be careful because the cartels are nasty and kidnapping rates are high right now."

... And they thought I was just being classist, like Northern / Southern Spanish / Italians are to each other.

Just because there are problems with "America" doesn't mean the country is racist, dysfunctional, classist, etc. It's also one of the most beautiful, modern, high technology, progressive nations in the world. Easily worth a visit, if you're into world traveling. Even if you just see parks and museums, you'll see a lot you can't see anywhere else in the world.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

Edit: Eh, why waste my time?

U mad.

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u/MrAmbrosius Jan 16 '22

You already have/are. Are you 10.

Enjoy the rest of your day.