Comments on: Police can only handcuff you in two instances… http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alex Thompson http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32728 Alex Thompson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32728 I missed the write up in the chaos - thanks for writing! I missed the write up in the chaos – thanks for writing!

]]> By: waltarrrrr http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32727 waltarrrrr Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:19:13 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32727 Self defense instructors will tell you to <i>Know Your Surroundings</i> when you are on the street. The same sort of mindset should also be true when encountering law enforcement: <b>Know Your Rights!</b> I carry a copy of this in my wallet: http://www.aclu-sc.org/attach/k/kyr_police_stop_eng.pdf Self defense instructors will tell you to Know Your Surroundings when you are on the street. The same sort of mindset should also be true when encountering law enforcement: Know Your Rights! I carry a copy of this in my wallet:
http://www.aclu-sc.org/attach/k/kyr_police_stop_eng.pdf

]]> By: Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32726 Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:24:17 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32726 Y'know, well-armed sadists with a moral conviction that "if they do it, it's the law" <em>can</em> (and do) just about anything. If we <i>ever</i> saw charges and convictions against cops who blatantly abuse the law, we would quickly see a lot less of this thuggery. Instead, about all we ever see are more stories about the heroic exposure to danger cops face in the line of duty... in reality, injury and death are far less common in cop's line of work than in a huge number of other professions never so subject to media demagoguery (agricultural, construction, mining, etc... all many, many times more dangerous to workers). Y’know, well-armed sadists with a moral conviction that “if they do it, it’s the law” can (and do) just about anything. If we ever saw charges and convictions against cops who blatantly abuse the law, we would quickly see a lot less of this thuggery. Instead, about all we ever see are more stories about the heroic exposure to danger cops face in the line of duty… in reality, injury and death are far less common in cop’s line of work than in a huge number of other professions never so subject to media demagoguery (agricultural, construction, mining, etc… all many, many times more dangerous to workers).

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32725 frazgo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:24:29 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32725 Its unfuckingbelievable. Cuffing when there is no flight risk, weapons etc., is just barbaric. How exactly have we devolved to this point? Its unfuckingbelievable. Cuffing when there is no flight risk, weapons etc., is just barbaric. How exactly have we devolved to this point?

]]> By: substitute http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32724 substitute Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:36:30 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32724 Looks like bicyclists are on a voyage of discovery wherein they find out what it's like to be a pedestrian in Los Angeles. As soon as you're not in a car you're fair game. Looks like bicyclists are on a voyage of discovery wherein they find out what it’s like to be a pedestrian in Los Angeles.

As soon as you’re not in a car you’re fair game.

]]> By: EL CHAVO! http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32723 EL CHAVO! Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:10:31 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32723 I've been handcuffed for jaywalking, plus they sent about 3 undercover cars and some normal cop cars. I think they thought I was someone else. Harassment is their game, many of us already know that. I’ve been handcuffed for jaywalking, plus they sent about 3 undercover cars and some normal cop cars. I think they thought I was someone else. Harassment is their game, many of us already know that.

]]> By: Sean Bonner http://blogging.la/2009/03/23/police-can-only-handcuff-you-in-two-instances/comment-page-1/#comment-32722 Sean Bonner Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:31:51 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=23731#comment-32722 Ha! That's a pretty big catch all there - so only if there's weapons or if they feel like it. Hmmm.... Ha! That’s a pretty big catch all there – so only if there’s weapons or if they feel like it. Hmmm….

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