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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some posters here are posting parenting advice in the guise of political discourse.  But that is really disingenuous.  How many parents actually teach their kids to disrespect cops??  Zero, I wager.  How many people plan to argue with the next cop they see?  Zero more I think.

No, what really happens is people get upset, they have problems, they have a hard day, then this cop pulls them over, the person doesn't act like a perfect little sheep  (or maybe they do) and blam, they are dead.  The cops have to handle the situation non-violently BECAUSE they have a gun.  It's not your job to be meek because they might shoot you.

US cops kill people at a 70X higher rate than any other country in the industrialized world. They kill more people in a month than UK cops did in the ENTIRE 20th CENTURY.  That's incredible. And it's wrong.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/american-cops-killed-people-month-march-uk-entire-20th-century/[/quote]

NP here, I trust your data but it's also because we have a somewhat violent and armed population. No other western country has so many people that carry guns. Cops deal with guns in domestic abuse calls, drug related violence, gang or retribution violence. This is in white and black communities.
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Compliance matters[/b] when dealing with an officer who pulls you over or who responds to a call. If one does as they ask and you have done nothing illegal it will likely end well. Sometimes it doesn't.  There are racists cops. They ought to be fired immediately. Most cops are great people who protect our neighborhoods so our kids can walk to school and play outside safely. I feel tremendous gratitude to our police forces who work to keep us safe. [/quote]
I always thought the law was what mattered. If cops ask for information or ask me to submit in someway, that violates my rights, why should I comply. They should know the law and not distort it to force/intimidate me to give up my rights.[/quote]

Why?  Because failing to do so could get you charged with obstruction, resisting, or a number of other things.  Because the proper place to argue/assert your rights is not with the police, but with the courts.

The police merely enforce th[b]e law as they understand[/b] it and/or have been instructed to enforce it.  you certainly don't have an obligation to volunteer information to police officers (except for basic identification in most cases), but you are in most cases legally obligated to comply with an officer's instructions.

If you believe that you've been unjustly accused or that your [b]rights are being violated[/b], you address that issue with the courts, whose job is to make such determinations.

I never have and never will argue with a police officer about anything--it's pointless, counterproductive and possibly dangerous.  "Yes, sir" is my mantra.  [/quote]
That's not correct. The police do not have the right to violate your rights because of their position as law enforcement officers. They can arrest and charge you and you must then comply.  Police officers who violates citizens rights have no business in the department. If we as Americans do not stand up for the rights of all citizens then we may all loose those very rights.
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