General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Do you feel comfortable with your local cops? [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)And good point.
I've always been well aware that my socio-economic level and skin tone made a world of difference in how I've usually been treated. Even with the L.A. cops I complained about, it was my fiance they gave a hard time much more than myself. At least in the game they played, they tried to act as if I needed rescuing. Some of their retribution towards me was of an extremely petty nature, such as conveniently running out of neighborhood watch signs they'd promised to hold for me 3 times, until I stood in the middle of the station lobby and chewed out the police chief for it when he tried to make it sound like my fault. Due to my background, I had a pretty good idea of just how far I could take it w/o arrest. And of course being in full view of dozens of civilian witnesses didn't hurt either.