Florida Cop Arrested For Wearing ‘Anonymous’ Mask Warns ‘There’s A War Coming’

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207. I see exactly how it works

I think the burden of proof should be on the cop and, therefore, the absence of any reported facts that would justify the cop approaching the protester causes me to lean in the direction that there are not such facts. You, on the other hand, apparently view the burden as being on those who question whether the cop had justification and assume, without any evidence, that the cop's burden was met.

Cops screw up. Really, it happens. Indeed, during the Occupy protests, a guy wearing a mask at an Occupy protest was arrested. And then the charges were dropped. Similarly, several women in New York protesting about Pussy Riot were arrested for covering their faces. And the charge was dropped.

Anti-mask and stop and frisk laws have been narrowed by the courts precisely because law enforcement doesn't like anonymity and tends not to respect the rights of individuals to maintain their anonymity and not identify themselves to the authorities where there is no justification for doing so.