Reply #143: the vast majority of people panic when they see cops instead of feel safe

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that's not respect, it's fear and it's not because we've actually done anything wrong it's because we've seen too many stories of inappropriate police violence and know full well that even if we smile politely and do everything exactly as a cop asks we can still have the shit kicked out of us if the cop is in a bad mood.

Besides, the important point of this post was that he was refused the right to vote. The arrest is secondary and probably has more to do with a cop with an attitude taking it out on someone who isn't willing to take any shit. I'll wait for the whole story before I come to a conclusion on who was right or wrong in the arrest but years of experience tells me that cops view outspoken people as subversive and they don't look too kindly on citizens who don't meekly listen to a cop even when he/she is wrong.