LAPD Confuses Black Actress Kissing White Husband for Prostitute

[IdaBriggs]

159. Since I have been invited...

Please explain why you think it is REASONABLE for someone who is NOT committing a crime or any form of civil infraction to be STOPPED by the police in the first place?

You have stated repeatedly you would "just show them your identification" with the assumption the encounter would end there.

You do not question why the encounter occurred in the first place.

By all accounts, law enforcement in most places is understaffed, over worked, and unable to handle such things as rape kits, homicides and armed robbery, yet you do not QUESTION the judgment and wasted tax dollars involved in stopping a couple Walking Down the Street who KISSED EACH OTHER IN PUBLIC and paying a police officer an hours wage to

A) Confront them;
B) Ask for Identification;
C) Enter that Identification into the System;
D) Wait for a Response;
E) Return the Identification;
F) Apologize and/or Don't

All while irritating and intimidating the law-abiding citizens who presumably have other obligations than to be treated in such a manner.

And bonus: if you have a common name ("Michael Brown" - not the kid who was shot, but the one the freepers confused him with - father of three, in jail, owed child support, blah, blah, blah) or heaven forbid have been a victim of identity theft, or someone puts the name in wrong, or maybe you don't have any identification because you were just going for a walk, or out to breakfast (I regularly leave my purse at home when I am with my husband), then this "two second encounter" which is really taking at least twenty minutes out of my day already could literally ruin the whole damn day, with bonus attorney fees, and a happy jail time experience to boot.

Why did this experience occur in the original post?

Because the "fashion police" thought a woman was a prostitute. As a result (and this is an aspect that has me totally pissed off) they CUT HER ARM with the handcuff, handled her roughly, SCARED AND HURT her ---

And would have gotten away with it IF SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE.

Another telling issue - the only reason we have a record of this is NOT because of the police detail about it ("no record of the incident&quot , but because the Law Abiding Citizen recorded it!

So, yeah, the fact you think being stopped While NOT Committing A Crime doesn't have the potential to turn into a life altering terrifying ordeal pretty much tells me you are probably a White Male. I can also probably assume you do not have many (if any) visible body art/tattoos/piercings, and are most likely over forty years of age.

I am making assumptions, but it would probably explain why you have a different view of the "role of law enforcement" - "protect and serve" - as opposed to what has become the norm for the vast majority of young minorities - "harass and arrest."

And because of all the things we learned, THAT is why law abiding citizens who are stopped while NOT committing a crime, need to remember their Rights and Responsibilities as Citizens, including not "showing their papers" so that ALL OF US, including minority youth who "dress funny" don't end up in jail, or worse, when interacting with law enforcement.

I hope this satisfies your request that I "do better" at expressing my disdain for your opinion.

Respectfully, of course.