Kikapu wrote:I guess every country has their own system of laws and judiciary, therefore one size does not fit all. I am more familiar with the USA laws more than the UK and Switzerland. The US has the Constitution and the Bill of Right which police agencies have swore to uphold it, which gives the general public protection against Nazi cops who may think they can do whatever they like and get away with it, which was the case for many years, until everyone who has a phone can now record them. Whenever dealing with the police, always record them for your protection. The police hate to be recorded because their dirty doings is exposed. Too many innocent citizens get shot by the police every year and without any kind of video, they get away with murder. The police now too have body cameras because cities across the country got tired of getting sued for wrongful deaths.
Police is never your friend, even when you haven’t done anything wrong. If you get stopped by the police for some minor bullshit traffic violation like not making a complete stop or crossing the center line a little or taillight out or failed to signal too late before making the turn along with thousand other crime less violation, then you must present the cop your drivers license, registration and proof of insurance and that’s it. You do not need to answer any of his questions, allow him to search you or your car and if you have passengers in the car, they do not need to show their ID or answer any question. All the cop wants to do is fuck you up with the information you provide him with.
If you are just walking in a public place and the cops want to see your ID illegally for whatever reason, just tell him “no”. Most people will comply thinking they must. Cops ask for an ID and not demand. By asking and you saying “yes” you have consented so now you are at the mercy of the cop and have no legal course against him. You just made his illegal actions legal. If the cop makes a legal demand for your ID under threat of arrest or worse getting beat up or shot, then you can go after him personally as well as his department to sue them in court of law for violating your rights. Cops have “qualified immunity” from lawsuits when they are acting within the law, but once they act outside the law, then they lose their “qualified immunity” and can be sued directly.
The only thing to keep the cops in check, is the individual rights of the people, and I agree with Erol, that one must use their rights against these bootstrapping Nazi cops despite if it means being inconvenienced a little. People have the power when they have not broken the law, and if you do not exercise that power, then you will lose it. Yes, cops are intimidating to those who do not know their rights, but if you hold your ground, they will leave you alone. If not, ask for a supervisor. The worst thing you can do, is to lose your cool, which is what they hope you will do so that they can justify using violence against you. Cops in the USA is just a another criminal gang with a badge and a gun on public taxpayers expense. No wonder many cops in the US get killed, but not as many of the citizens they kill. Now we know why the founders of the US constitution added the 2nd Amendment, “To Keep and Bear Arms”, so to keep the government and it’s Nazi forces in check, for the people to be able to protect themselves from enemies foreign and domestic.
"NAZI" cops don't tend to last or maintain their jobs.
We don't really have an issue with our police here in Australia. they are normally a very nice and professional bunch, just doing a job. I have never experienced them to be over stepping the mark and I have never witnessed them harassing people.
Having said that. one night I felt really upset one evening when I was pulled over by a patrol. There was something a little different this time. The Police officers remained in their car, and as a result I was getting nervous. After an awkward 2 minute wait, the first people that encountered me was a director and a 2 man camera crew, with microphone and very bright light that blinded me. I thought "holy shit" who have they mistaken me for? Then the police officer comes to my window so I wind it down and he goes through the usual spiel about taking a breath analysis and shoves the machine in front of my face. A request I declined as a result of the camera crew. There was a standoff for about 5 minutes, before the camera was switched off. I threatened them with legal action as well.
Eventually, I did provide a breath specimen as I am lawfully obliged to do. So the copper saved some face from my barrage. I could see he wanted to arrest me and he was pretty angry as well. The guy would have been destroyed in court because they would accuse that I refused to provide a specimen, which wasn't correct. No way any judge would take their side on that one.
In the end, I got away with it, maybe because I think they thought they would have been toast if they arrested me and it went to court which it would of.
The police officer was probably a nice guy, but the whole thing was a staged traffic stop for TV.