TEX1N
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357luvr wrote:
All in all, if the police want to abuse their powers they are going to do it. The best thing to do (IMO), is to get through the situation while verbally expressing your discontent. And then take legal action or file a complaint later. This is pretty much what you are doing.
I just want to add that I respect and admire the police and the job that they do. I personally know a lot of good cops. It just really irks me when an officer abuses his power and doesn't respect the constitution that he has sworn to protect. There are a lot of cops out there that bend over backwards not to violate anyones rights, and they are to be commended.
357luvr wrote:
IMO, you did the right thing by not physically resisting. In a situation like this physically resisting could get you hurt and potentially cause more problems. Telling the police that they were trespassing and ordering them off of you property might not have changed the situation at all. Although it would have given you a little more ground for taking legal actions later.I had no idea that I could 'have told the police they were trespassing and ordered them off your property.' I thought that the police had the right to be there and do pretty much anything they wanted. I'll admit that once the handcuffs were slapped on, my thinking went out the window. I knew they were doing me wrong by having me in handcuffs and disarming me without my permission but I didn't want to resist and have them charge me with something.
All in all, if the police want to abuse their powers they are going to do it. The best thing to do (IMO), is to get through the situation while verbally expressing your discontent. And then take legal action or file a complaint later. This is pretty much what you are doing.
I just want to add that I respect and admire the police and the job that they do. I personally know a lot of good cops. It just really irks me when an officer abuses his power and doesn't respect the constitution that he has sworn to protect. There are a lot of cops out there that bend over backwards not to violate anyones rights, and they are to be commended.