Originally Posted by Robbie

Cops are "the bear" and are supposed to be able to "bitch smack" citizens?

You know, when I was a young man in the 1980's I had a few arguments with cops. I lived in Ft. Lauderdale right on the strip. And during Spring Break there in the 1980's there would be 500,000 college kids on a half mile strip.
So the cops were there in force.

Sometimes they would mistake me for a college kid on spring break and give me some shit.

And I would argue back with them. (A couple of times it was yelling at each other).

Afterwards we would shake hands, the cop would realize the mistake and we walked our separate ways.

These days? I can't even IMAGINE being able to state your case to a cop. The minute you try to explain yourself they tell you to "shut up".

And arguing with them? You would end up dead...or at the least, beaten very badly.

This is not the way it's supposed to be. Cops are supposed to work for US. Not be our lords and masters that we have to obey like we are children.