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Jesse Powell
@jespow
The problem is that "I mistook gun for taser" is even an option. Why do you need to bring a gun to a discussion about missing tags? Leave it in the car. Why are cops handling basic welfare/fix-it issues at all? Parking enforcement gets by with pepper spray. Let them handle it.
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The New York Times
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Tasers look and feel different from pistols, and most police forces have protocols to prevent a mix-up. So how could the officer who shot Daunte Wright in Minnesota on Sunday grab her gun instead of her Taser, as the police chief said? nyti.ms/3uLVpEj
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KrypToga
@kryptoga
This was a wanted person for assalt & battery, this wasn't a "parking ticket" situation. Of course cops are scared for their lives (check what just happened in NM). The woman cop is 100% wrong but anytime you decide to fight the police you bring chaos into the situation
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
It all comes back to the traffic stop being able to be escalated to imprisonment or death. If the person has a warrant or has drugs, it puts them in a "me or you" situation. Because of this, every speeding ticket needs to be treated at the risk level of a murderer capture.
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KrypToga
@kryptoga
Well yes if you have a warrant against you, you risk being imprisoned. If you resist arrest you risk something worse. A person with warrant or drugs, put "themselves" in that situation. Your narrative seems to take the personal agency/responsibility away from that person
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The Life of Car ✝️
@ThrillerX_
No he’s saying that even in the cops mind it’s that every time because of their prejudices. Been a number of times I get pulled over searched & let go because they think I am cartel or smuggling drugs. I wouldn’t be pulled over or be in a life or death situation by a meter maid.
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
Right. Why should a warrant or search for drugs even come in to play? Why do you need to know my identity to give me a fixit ticket for my expired tags? Traffic stops shouldn't always be treated as opportunities to find crimes. If they're not, the threat level goes to 0.
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KrypToga
@kryptoga
Police are checking tags constantly. They find one that`s irregular, they pull the car over. They have no idea who is inside, could be a super nice person or a murderer. So they check their ID, and it`s in fact a criminal. What do you expect to happen next then?
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KrypToga
@kryptoga
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When a cop pulls somebody over, the first question to answer is "should this person even be driving? Are they a threat to others in any way?" How can they check this without s person's identification? You are going off the rails here