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Old 04-16-2009, 06:43 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by Ethersync View Post
So when dealing with law enforcement people should always smile, answer all questions and allow officers to search anything they want to and if people do not do this they deserve to be pummeled for not being human?
No people should asses their situation and act accordingly. If I am in an area that is known for having a high crime rate and is frequented by drug dealers and the cops come up and start to talk to me, I should be able to understand that by hanging out in a high crime area I am a little suspicious. If I am truly doing nothing wrong, then I have nothing to worry about. If I am walking down the street near my house in the suburbs where there is very little crime and just out for an afternoon stroll walking my dog then it would seem suspect for a cop to come up to me and start asking me a bunch of questions.

Again, he was going through a checkpoint. Those are just there to count the number of cars that go through them, they are there for a reason. If I am going somewhere (or coming back from somewhere) where there is a checkpoint in place I should understand that they are looking for people acting a certain way and it is not unreasonable for them to ask me a few questions. If I decide to be combative and not answer them, then I should understand that they might start getting suspicious.
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