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Originally Posted by MaxPower
I have never said there's anything wrong with obeying an officer's instructions. If they ask for my license and registration, I give it to them. I listen to and obey every instruction they give, until my I feel my rights are being violated (which rarely happens). Am I a terrible person?
As for the overreacting, maybe it's just me but every time I hear a story of excessive force being used or someone's rights being trampled by the police (not saying that is or is not the case here), I get p!ssed off. My awareness of my rights are heightened that much more and I am far less likely to let anything slide. If standing up for myself results in a taserin', so be it, but rest assured the issue won't die there.
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If my rights are violated, I dont comply. I have been stopped on the street late at night when I am walking my dog(where they ask what i am doing, and I calmly tell them "I am minding my own biz thats what" or a passenger in a friends car before, where the cop has asked for my ID. In all cases I tell the officer, I dont need to produce anything for him due to my charter of rights(which I carry with me at all times). We all have rights, just need to know what they are.
I have been witness in many cases of cops abusing their false power they think they have at times. The key is to know your rights.
In the case of the polish man, he has no idea of the rights in this country. So for anyone to judge what was going through his mind at the time, is absurd. Like a previous poster mentioned, maybe the police in his country act differently. When there is a language barrier and a culture difference, everyone will act differently. From the evidence seen, the cops acted in a negligent way.
I hope that if it is proven they were wrong, the officers are prosecuted to the full extent of the law(prob involuntary manslaughter). Some criminals who commit crimes are sentenced and made an example of in the past. If they are guilty, make an example of them as well.
If they were not in the wrong, once all facts are presented, then go back to work. Until that time, they need to be investigated. There are good and bad apples in every organization/group, perhaps these are the bad ones for the RCMP.