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Old 11-22-2013, 05:09 PM  
Rochard
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christ... so basically, dumb people should absolutely expect to be shot at, or have their kids shot at, because well, they shouldn't be so dumb. I mean, it's not like some people *are* just dumb is it? Shoot those idiots dead for being stupid.
I didn't say that at all - I question the actions of the officer who shot at the mini van. The officer who fired shots a the mini van wasn't the officer who originally pulled the mini van over.

The driver could not have handled the situation any worse. She took a routine traffic stop and turned it into multiple felonies.

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And you are absolutely ok with what you admit was ignorance that led to you being assaulted, because by the time they did stop you, remove you from your vehicle, and you had your hands on your head (or wherever), you 'deserved' it somehow? Because of what you may have had in your trunk, or.. what? What part of it led to you somehow deserving to be assaulted?
I wasn't assaulted; I was pulled over. This wasn't a routine traffic stop, but instead a full felony stop. In my case it wasn't "May I see your driver's licence, sir" but instead was guns drawn, traffic stopped, and I was told to exit the car and put my hands above my head, etc. Once down on the ground I took a good knee to the back and ate some gravel; I wasn't assaulted but instead detained. It wasn't really a pleasant experience; It was the police doing their job.

I did deserve it.

(I should mentioned that the ticket was dropped to a regular speeding ticket, I paid $150 fine, and got a single point on my license.)
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