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Originally Posted by gordner
I am normally in the "just do what the cop says" camp, however this is pretty ridiculous. At what point do you have to push back some? What right does this idiotic cop have to take up any of this gentlemans time at all? She should be charged with unlawful confinement, as should any one else involved in his booking and detainment. Police are supposed to operate to the highest standard, not be straight up bullies.
What is your responsibilty as a citizen to obey an unlawful order? This woman was power tripping and should have been summarily dismissed from her duties and banned from police work forever. I know it is a tought job, but it is a critical one too with very little room for error. Any cop that behaves in this manner should face some sort of charge under the criminal code.
Policing has gotten waaaay to deep into the us vs them mentality, and arming them up like the gestapo is hardly helping the situation.
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I believe that with all the police malfeasance that has occurred the Greater Seattle Metropolitan area over the last decade, this is a systemic problem that is being condoned at a very high level within police management. Either that of the union really has for too much power and they are condoning this behavior.