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BeneteauBum

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21. An 82 y/o friend of mine was detained and handcuffed

Sat May 30, 2026, 03:50 PM

21 hrs ago

Our state police detained her as she was filming an ICE detention. She was charged with jaywalking as she crossed a side street. Jaywalking is not discussed in our state’s pedestrian statute. The whole thing was obvious harassment and was dismissed in court yesterday. Obviously, our law enforcement doesn’t appreciate citizens standing up for their rights when bogus accusations are used to intimidate. I’ve had law enforcement tell me several times that the law doesn’t apply to them……pissed me off.

Peace ☮️

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Little piggies. Dawson Leery 23 hrs ago #1

I was thinking about this song the other day ... Intractable 22 hrs ago #8

It's getting harder to find good cops. gulliver 23 hrs ago #2

For cops, we need to raise the bar. Shipwack 23 hrs ago #4

European countries train cops for far longer than the US does... Wounded Bear 23 hrs ago #5

Also raise the bar on how citizens judge cops gulliver 22 hrs ago #9

Better qualifications, better training and better pay. paleotn 22 hrs ago #10

For LEOs Smilo 47 min ago #48

You are exactly right Buckeyeblue 22 hrs ago #11

We used to have something NJCher 2 hrs ago #46

The crux of it relogic 22 hrs ago #15

A Lot of Departments Prefer Hiring Vets lavoosh99 17 hrs ago #38

Problem is not just them Jilly_in_VA 19 hrs ago #31

Pay them more, and you will get better people... Gymbo 17 hrs ago #43

ACAB. nt Shipwack 23 hrs ago #3

totally agree gopiscrap 23 hrs ago #6

And you're quite wrong. paleotn 22 hrs ago #14

The only "all" I know are death and taxes. paleotn 22 hrs ago #13

The blue wall of silence makes every cop a criminal. spike jones 22 hrs ago #19

Fuckin-A right. aocommunalpunch 1 hr ago #47

Back before the Reagan tax cuts this did not really happen. The reason was that the states got money from LiberalArkie 22 hrs ago #7

It happened back then, too. It happened to me wnylib 21 hrs ago #26

It happened to me also back in the early 70's in Texas. A cop saw my Arkansas plates and a LiberalArkie 18 hrs ago #35

Sure did. Top cop in Chicago for arresting "DUI's" making a fortune, and stealing electronics to boot lostnfound 22 hrs ago #12

I think in England the traffic police cksmithy 22 hrs ago #16

This same thing just happened to my son. Blue Full Moon 22 hrs ago #17

"Mandatory psychology exams and background checks would be in place." Jedi Guy 17 hrs ago #39

The DUI quota bothers me too FullySupportDems 22 hrs ago #18

Too many facets of our society have incentives that are are negative and counterproductive to the greater good. Fil1957 21 hrs ago #20

An 82 y/o friend of mine was detained and handcuffed BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #21

Cops lie because they can. happybird 21 hrs ago #22

I've never trusted police. GoodRaisin 21 hrs ago #23

FTP. The institution cannot be reformed. WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #24

I had a case with DUI. no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #25

That happened to me back in 1980. Dr. T 21 hrs ago #27

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I was young and easily intimidated. Dr. T 17 hrs ago #41

That's the secret cops use.... AZ8theist 13 hrs ago #45

The quota system of law enforcement is the root cause. Dr. T 20 hrs ago #28

My late Father in law swore tickets went up when Republicans were the Governor underpants 20 hrs ago #29

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I heard about this story locally AZProgressive 18 hrs ago #36

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Increasingly Militarized Too 2na fisherman 17 hrs ago #40

Long ago, in a country far away . . . Aussie105 17 hrs ago #42

Pressure to fill ticket quotas? I guess the departments need the income Rocknation 16 hrs ago #44