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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever been a victim of police misconduct? [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,363 posts)2. I was pulled over because I was driving an old rather ragged volvo 240.
The cop asked for ID and insurance and let me go with no ticket. When I asked why he had pulled me over, he said my license plate light was out. I asked which one because there are two each on their own circuit for left/right. I also commented how odd it was that the bulb out light wasn't on. That caught that idiot totally off guard. (this was before most cars had bulb out indicators)
Once I got home I confirmed that every light was fully operational. I figure I was stopped because I looked poor.
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I'm pretty sure the School Resource Officer at my HS was grabbing a feel
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2014
#20
I've never had an interaction with the police where their actions weren't blatantly criminal
Taitertots
Sep 2014
#19
Yes, and I sued for false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution and won.
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2014
#21
In all fairness, I have to post a story of 'above and beyond' service from LAPD, years ago.
mnhtnbb
Sep 2014
#22
I often tell people, including the police, exactly what I'm thinking. And sometimes I'm a smart-ass
hunter
Sep 2014
#23
I was 17 years old. I was living in Long Island and a senior in H.S. and commuting to the city for
stevenleser
Sep 2014
#25
A police Lt I barely knew hugged me and grabbed and squeezed whole handful of boob@ mom's wake.
bettyellen
Sep 2014
#31
Not sure if ever to the level of misconduct (crime), but harassed quite a few times
MillennialDem
Sep 2014
#33
I am an upper middle-class white female from a small-ish university town in the Southwest
distantearlywarning
Sep 2014
#35