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Originally Posted by shcisamax
But where is the reasonable reaction? I agree that if there is an aggressive criminal, then be aggressive. Did you read in my post earlier where I was stopped for a seatbelt check on my way to school with my children and when I got out of my car because the dogs were barking, I was yelled at to get in and "put my hands where he could see them." Does that sound reasonable? Does that sound excessively aggressive under the circumstances? We cannot have police treating minor offenses as if they were bank robberies. They must be able to discern and discriminate or next we will have people going around roundabouts at 21 mph thrown on the ground in a choke hold.
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Did you read where they threw my grandson up against the car because he was looking for the registration in the glove box?
They had a right to do that although he was innocent. We think it was right. How did they KNOW he was innocent? They had what they thought was the license number of a terrible person. They didn't know it was the wrong one.
He was scared. He got over it. He is an independent law abiding person who is heading in the right direction. We didn't act like the police were awful. He doesn't think the police are awful.
It is just how we look at things. We can't change ourselves at this age...much. We can only TRY to understand the other's point of view.