(July 26, 2017 at 2:44 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(July 26, 2017 at 1:13 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Accept they did not break the law
Plus there is such a thing as probable cause, and warrants and last time I checked neither the language you speak or your skin tone constitute justification of those by themselves. Otherwise we need to start profiling all white people because some murder abortion doctors and shoot up theaters.
(July 26, 2017 at 1:27 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Which part was harassing and which enforcement of a law on the books?
Yep, she had the right to stay silent in protest. With that right came the detainment until verification.
When I'm driving and get pulled over I have the right not to show my driver license, insurance and registration in protest. I'm positive the the enforcement entity will detain me until they can verify. Yet I'm a free citizen. Is this scenario harassment?
Yea well ratio wise, black and brown people get pulled over at a far higher rate and it is not because they are committing a hire ratio of crime per capita. They are not.
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