I'm posting about a pastor (Black) who was arrested for... watering his neighbor's flowers. He told them his name & explained what he was doing, but they DEMANDED ID and he didn't have any on him. So they cuffed & charged him.
He explains that he knew the cops were wrong, but followed instructions without resistance anyhow, believing the courts would sort it out & they did, sort of.
They threw the charge out, he sued but the cops got "immunity". Now it's in front of the Alabama Supreme Court questioning if cops have the right to demand ID or not.
You may think the US Supremes dealt with this ages ago? But no, there's still "questionable" laws in many States that leave it "open to interpretation" somehow.
TL:DR? If you comply with cops, even if they are idiots, you don't get shot.
I'm posting about a pastor (Black) who was arrested for... watering his neighbor's flowers. He told them his name & explained what he was doing, but they DEMANDED ID and he didn't have any on him. So they cuffed & charged him.
He explains that he knew the cops were wrong, but followed instructions without resistance anyhow, believing the courts would sort it out & they did, sort of.
They threw the charge out, he sued but the cops got "immunity". Now it's in front of the Alabama Supreme Court questioning if cops have the right to demand ID or not.
You may think the US Supremes dealt with this ages ago? But no, there's still "questionable" laws in many States that leave it "open to interpretation" somehow.
TL:DR? If you comply with cops, even if they are idiots, you don't get shot.