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| Re: Veteran Cop: 'If You Don't Want To Get Shot,' Shut Up -- Even If We're Violating Your Rights (1216799) | |||
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Re: Veteran Cop: 'If You Don't Want To Get Shot,' Shut Up -- Even If We're Violating Your Rights |
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Posted by Nilet on Thu Aug 21 02:06:21 2014, in response to Re: Veteran Cop: 'If You Don't Want To Get Shot,' Shut Up -- Even If We're Violating Your Rights, posted by Train Dude on Thu Aug 21 00:38:23 2014. It's far safer to comply and then complain than it is to fight the battle out in the streets.The problem is that complaining doesn't do anything. Who are you going to complain to? It's very rare that any police department is subject to any oversight— the CCRB in New York is the exception, not the rule. The only effective way to "complain" after the fact is by suing the police department (or the city, etc) and that requires that you assert yourself on the street— if you "comply" with an illegal search or seizure, the courts will assume you "consented" to it, making it impossible to sue. Moreover, you'd be wise to have a video recording of the incident so you can prove it happened, which will inevitably require you to disregard the cops' (illegal) order to stop recording. |
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