Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS
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This discussion is mostly about choices, as you say. At some point, people just need to be better people. The best way to not have interactions with the police is to not break the law. Bottom line. Even on the road. Drive the speed limit. Stop for a second at stop signs. Slow down at yellow lights instead of trying to beat the red. The list goes on. Don't want to be involved in a drive by shooting and have potential negative consequences? Simple, don't get in that car. Don't want to get wrapped up in people dealing drugs? Simple, get different friends. You make your own choices regarding what you do and who you associate with. That in itself is life or death for some people. And not at the hands of cops either.
Society teaches children to give authority the middle finger. You see that with player/coaching interactions in sports at all levels. You see and experience that in schools. And you certainly see and experience that in the streets as it pertains to police officers. As a society, when the heck did we forget about respecting authority, people, and the law?
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