It's Coming To A Neighborhood Near You...
just amazing. Those cops should have been charged and gotten lots of jail time. I hope that police forces loses millions of dollars. Read the article before watching the video, some parts are a little confusing, because you don't know who the driver is talking to.
But it's all for officer and public safety, don't you know.
Life is dangerous. Policing is even more dangerous than the average job. You can't make the job safe by dehumanizing people. Police officers must accept the danger. If we had very few laws strictly enforced, there would be an army of law-abiding citizens on every police officer's side. If you have a situation with most people are breaking some law, the whole notion of law breaks down. It aggravates me that this crap is happening despite all our progress at reducing acceptance of violence.
When you let them take over the job of protecting you, then you've given them license to also control you -- thus the problem.
However, the question is really why did the cops find this as a situation that needed for them to intervene. If they wanted the vehicle to move along, they should have said so. If they had some probable cause of a crime, they should have stated such and asked the vehicle inhabitants to exit. If they had no probable cause, then they should have told them to have a good day.