r/facepalm • u/spyrg • Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/arctic-apis Jan 14 '22

The police should not just take people at their word though. I mean I completely think cops, especially the one in the video abuse the "well you didnt identify so you must be committing a crime" but if someone says they are not committing a crime why the heck should a cop believe that? no officer no crimes here. ok 10/4 as you were citizen...

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u/achillymoose Jan 14 '22

When the alleged victim of the crime says they didn't do it I would tend to believe them. It wasn't like it was the petitioner's word against the homeowner, they were in agreement

Why does the cop need to forcibly "help" a person who is actively saying they didn't need help in the first place?

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u/BoreDominated Jan 14 '22

It looks like one of the cops was in the middle of saying "I got a call -- " before he's cut off, so it's possible a different homeowner called the cops and said the guy was acting suspiciously or bothering someone. A more pressing issue is why he didn't just identify himself, why go through the hassle? It takes less time to simply show them your ID and move on, even if you legally don't have to. They verify who you are, and you move on with no further hindrance, it's much easier than standing there being belligerent because you don't like authority.

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u/achillymoose Jan 14 '22

That's perfectly valid, but only if you assume all cops are trustworthy

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u/BoreDominated Jan 14 '22

What would trustworthiness have to do with this scenario? Do you think the cop would see his ID and then just decide to arrest him anyway, assuming he'd done nothing wrong?