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In reply to the discussion: Smith College Employee Called Police On Black Student Eating Lunch [View all]apnu
(8,786 posts)No argument there. But the less said to a cop the better.
The police see themselves as evidence collectors, anything said, no matte how innocent, can lead to a problem if the cop is in a bad mood.
Its sad but that's the truth. Say as little as possible, ask if you can leave, leave. I wish the police were trusted members of our communities, but they broke that trust a long time ago.
I'm white, male and have kids too. When they're interested in LEOs, I tell them they're working and to let them be.
There are lots of nice cops, I've known quite a few in my time, I've also seen them use that niceness to get people to slip up and then nail them on some small thing, comes out of the blue. I used to work 3rd shift at a gas station, we had food and coffee so the cops came around a lot. They were real friendly and would hang out at the store all the time chatting with me and others. One time, this K9 officer, real nice guy, friendly fellow, got me talking about stuff, then told me all the crimes I'd just admitted to. Then he laughed it off as a joke and told me he liked me so he wasn't going to write me up. That creeped me out.