I’ve been arrested three times in my life for no good reason. Yet I’m not going all NWA and screaming “F the police”.
1.) for fitting the description of some perp they were looking for. I had on a grey t-shirt, jeans, and baseball cap. Told them it was not me and they said that they would make me get into that car one way or another. I complied. Got all the way to the station, upon pulling up, they got a call from another unit found the guy. I had to walk all the way back to my car.
2.) I was arrested for having a prescription pill in my pocket. I was only carrying one bc the script said that I had to take it a certain time of the day (4 hours later). I didn’t want to carry the entire bottle. It was only a real strong version of Tylenol. They thought it was something else. Apparently, the cops had a prior run in with my buddy before (they recognized his vehicle) and I was riding with him. Thats why I was searched. Threw me in jail for 3 days, until I was able to go in front of a virtual judge. Had no phone call, nothing. The only way my mom knew I was in there, was the female that booked me, she and I went to the same high school. She drove two cities over and told my mom what was going on. I lost my job and missed classes bc of that situation.
3.) I was in Berkeley Ca, when a bunch of kids protesting, got hostile when the streets were being cleared. I was just walking, minding my own business, enjoying the city. I was walking in the direction of the protest, so i didn’t think there was any harm. There was no way around that big ole crowd. Bunch of law enforcement units got hostile as well. One cop on a bull horn, cited for everyone to leave asap. I bent down to tie my shoe. A cop ran up and cuffed me.
Sure those experiences were not ideal, but I rather find the silver lining that there were no charges to stick, as opposed to me crying about it. I’ve never been a cop, so I don’t know what they have to deal with, but I’m sure it’s a lot. I rather just comply and let things play out, if I am doing what I’m supposed to be doing, in those situations. Just me though
Also, by you having a bad experience with that same officer, are you inclined to say that you will feel that he was in the wrong, even if he wasn’t in the Tyreek situation? Maybe I’m not the one being judgmental here.