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Re: How NOT to handle an encounter with police (Re: ROBBED BY A COP— PROPERTY DESTROYED!) |
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Posted by BMTLines on Fri May 4 07:39:06 2007, in response to Re: How NOT to handle an encounter with police (Re: ROBBED BY A COP— PROPERTY DESTROYED!), posted by RonInBayside on Thu May 3 17:19:37 2007. I can see merit in both approaches. Pragmatism sometimes helps you navigate through specific situationsI am generally non-confrontational with police or other authorities in person but I have a "poison pen". I write to the mayor's office, Peter Vallone and both newspapers every time someone in authority even looks at me the wrong way. I've complained about everything from rush hour police roadblocks to street closings that were not announced on the radio, etc. Someone reads these letters - I have received phone calls in response to them where I get to voice my grievances. One time I was ticketed for parking at a broken meter - trouble was every meter on the block was broken. I called Peter Vallone's office and spoke to his secretary about the situation. Could have been coincidental but the VERY NEXT DAY repair crews were sent to repair the meters. If these cops had stopped me from taking pictures I probably would have backed off BUT that would not have been the end of it. That's when my letter writing begins - naming names and badge numbers etc - and I am very good at adding colorful adjectives to their facial expressions and tone of voice and anything else that offended me... |
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