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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gersh Avery who wrote (97973)	4/21/2015 12:19:23 PM
From: John	1 Recommendation Recommended By Honey_Bee Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Gersh wrote: With us it's like "Please sir, may I show you my copy of the law?" I wouldn't risk that if I were you! -g- I view all encounters with law enforcement officers as a one-way conversation, where I'm the listener. I don't view a police officer as an individual coming to get me. I see him as an extension of a very large and well-armed force that is paid to uphold the law, and he has the full weight of the law and the entire criminal justice system behind him. One should NOT view the encounter as personal. That's the mistake that the vast majority of people who are arrested, beaten, or killed make. They view it as personal, become angry, and then their world quickly caves in. My goal during an encounter would be to minimize the inconvenience to myself to the maximum extent possible. A police officer deals with defiance, rudeness, and incivility constantly. He is braced to respond in kind immediately. He may even be hostile and belligerent from the onset. That can be diffused by being polite, speaking when spoken to, acting with civility, and obeying his lawful instructions. Arguing with him, asking him for his name and badge number, pretending to know more about the law than him and trying to educate him in the law will only make him defensive. Watch your body language, too. Do not show defiance to his lawful authority. Also, be aware that a police officer is very loathe to admit that he was wrong. Don't go there! Don't try to use logic to dissuade him or argue with him. All of that can be dealt with later by your attorney if necessary, so don't show an attitude, roll your eyes, be disrespectful, etc. If he is looking for a reason to bust you, don't give it to him. Even if you are 100% certain that you are in the right, bite your tongue and deal with it later with your attorney.