<p>According to that article above, he asked her to drive him back to the neighborhood afterwards, but if she just ended the encounter with “have a nice day”, it implies she did not. That wasn’t very nice. If she inconvenienced him, she should take him back, per his request. JMO</p>
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<p>A crime-ridden society, that’s what kind. People wouldn’t feel the need to report suspicious behavior if there weren’t so many break-ins, stolen cars, assaults, and other crimes. I’m sure you have seen those “Neighborhood Crime Watch” decals on peoples’ windows. That’s basically a program where people are organized and agree to watch each others’ backs and call the cops when they see something suspicious or someone out of place in their neighborhood.</p>
<p>Which is how most of these stories I read nowadays seem to end.</p>
<p>Chris Rock has a very funny video on YouTube about how to avoid getting arrested. Check out:</p>
<p>Chris Rock - How not to get your a$$ kicked by the police!</p>
<p>I try to remember that every story has two sides.</p>
<p>Now THIS is an example of the constitution being “trampled on.” This woman did not engage in any of the confrontational, rude, obnoxious, and entitled behavior that Gates did, yet she ended up tasered in front of her two children. Instead of defending Gates and his little hissy fit, direct your sympathies toward someone who really deserves it. Where’s Obama on this one?</p>
<p>[Mom</a> Tasered in front of kids ?posed no threat? - TODAY People](<a href=“http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32414436/ns/today-today_people/]Mom”>http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32414436/ns/today-today_people/)</p>
<p>colmomto2 - you beat me to the punch. It was actually the first thing I thought of. Chris Rock show was a legend.</p>
<p>Hello? </p>
<p>“The standard advice to motorists during traffic stops is not to get out of the car unless instructed to by police. But Harmon wasnt thinking of that. She wanted to see the evidence that she was speeding, so she left her white van and began walking back to Andrews cruiser.”</p>
<p>I wanted to see the tape. I knew that he was lying. I knew that I wasnt speeding. I knew that I wasnt on the cell phone. I wanted him to show me the tape, </p>
<p>“She says he told her to get back in the van, and she hesitated while she demanded to see the evidence that she was speeding.”</p>
<p>I’ll say it again. When stopped by police, you sit in the car with both hands on the wheel. You respond respectfully to requests. You DON’T get out of the car and head toward the police cruiser demanding to see the radar evidence. When the officer tells you to get back in your car, you DON’T hesitate while DEMANDING to see evidence that you were speeding. (or, better yet, the officer hasn’t told you to get back in your car, because you haven’t gotten out of your car.)</p>
<p>Our police officers get attacked by crazy people at routine traffic stops. It costs me NOTHING to make sure the officer KNOWS that I’m not one of them.</p>
<p>colmom–
That was hysterical! Thanks!</p>
<p>“Hello?”</p>
<p>Most people like the woman who was stopped are not that familiar with procedure when stopped by a policeman. This is a law-abiding woman who was dumbfounded at the policeman’s actions and apparent lies. She didn’t rudely confront him, only asked to see the proof of her speeding. Experience teaches someone how to avoid the wrath of a cop on a power trip. This woman didn’t have that experience, but she also didn’t curse him out, accuse him of racism or sexism, or throw a hissy fit. That cop knew tasering this woman was unnecessary, but he did it anyway. She did not behave anything like Gates.</p>