Poll on police abuse of power

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94. I had to call the cops

on a DIFFERENT set of cops that were out of their jurisdiction and harassing me. I was in a minor accident on the bridge. I was always told "wait for the police". A cop came by and ordered both myself and the other lady to get off the bridge. Abuse of Power - White Person

It was in a horrible neighborhood. I was scared of remaining there, so I gave the other lady my insurance information, my name, phone, etc. and left.

I went back on the bridge and went to the shop. Before I could even GET to the shop, the police from that district left a message threatening to arrest me for hit and run. The other lady had gone to the police station in that area and reported me as a hit and run! Now how can I be doing a "hit and run" when the police ordered me off the bridge, and I gave the lady all my contact information?

Anyway, I went into the shop my parents own and called them back explaining myself. Not thirty minutes later, two Orleans Parish police officers show up. At this time, not only was I in Jefferson Parish, but I was also in the City of Gretna, not New Orleans. They march into the shop (I was SO hard to find, obviously a hit and run LOL) and asked for my driver's license, etc. I told them it was in my car. The practically FROG-MARCHED me to the car to get it.

At that point, my mother had enough. She called the City of Gretna Police to keep them from doing anything further to me. They weren't even in their own jurisdiction and being totally abusive assholes. The City of Gretna police ran them off because they were being such jerks and throwing their weight around where they weren't even supposed to be.

If I had gone home instead of to the shop, I don't even want to imagine what would have happened to me. As it was, at least I was in view of several witnesses.