Amen, DiveMedic. +1 to everything mvpel said as well
Get out in the real world, any MANY people are treated like this.
many folks deserve it too, like I did
I said "LIKE THIS" meaning clearly NOT deserving of any harsh treatment, because they did nothing wrong. I'm quite sure YOU deserved it. That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. But as we can all plainly see, this guy didn't deserve anything at all, and NO ONE, EVER deserved perjured testimony. Period. Ever. What I am submitting or proferring here is that although this type of cop is certainly in the minority nationwide, in certain commuities the attitude of cops that they can do no wrong, you'd better not "give them any "lip" or fabricated charges will be forthcoming, is very common. St. Louis is apparently one of those communities, judging by the responses of this cops' buddies (more than one) on the cop website, showing contempt for the victim here. I know cops who say their rule is "you run, you get beaten, that's all there is to it". I've known cops who called themselves "CCRVs" - certified civil rights violators. Many many cops have this attitude, and are jackasses who break the law routinely, lie routinely, and have no business in law enforcement. Not saying a majority, but many. Many means a significant enough of a minority that its a real problem, and it is exactly what this brave young man did and does that needs to happen to change things. In my experience, in my community MANY cops are like this with young people. But a young adult should be treated NO differently than anyone else, and if he/she is within his/her rights, exercising the RIGHT to remain silent is still, ya know, a RIGHT. See the bill of rights. Yes, we are a product of our experiences, and YES, I AM alleging that YOU, WA, grew up in a white middle class surburban neighborhood, and didn't experience what a lot of people in big cities do, in terms of supreme A-hole cops. Clearly, you're in la la land trying to defend this cops actions, and/or if you think this sort of thing is even remotely an isolated incident. So prove me wrong if I'm wrong. Give me lat & long of your childhood homes to the age of 20.
Oh, wahhhh, cops get lied to and verbally abused. So sad. So lemme get this straight: In their jobs, they have to put up with unpleasant crap? Is that the shocking allegation here? Got news for ya - that's the *definition* of what a JOB is! We ALL have to put up with supreme BS in our jobs.