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Originally Posted by ratbastid
dk, I think will's OP is more asking, what can be done RIGHT THEN to assert my rights? When pulled over for speeding, one has the right to refuse a search of the vehicle, for instance. When being beaten by a police officer, ones rights are not so clear. Fighting back WILL result in a charge of assaulting an office. Running (unsuccessfully) WILL result in a charge of evading arrest (what ACLU Rights Watch refers to as a "contempt of cop" charge).
The use of police force to "subdue" peaceful protesters is highly problematic.
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I understood wills OP. the problem is one of having two choices.
1) accept the beating, and whatever injuries accompany it, and watch the courts grant qualified immunity to all officers involved unless you're lucky enough to have someone videotaping the entire incident to clearly show that law enforcement was out of line, or
2) not accept the unmitigated use of excessive force and respond appropriately.
The problem you'll face with #2 is probably being in the minority group. If you are, nobody will really care and think to themselves 'they got what they deserved for not obeying the police'. A shitty prospect at best.
At some point, we as a people are going to have to determine when we've had enough and start eliminating some of that undeserved protection of the law that the government agents enjoy.