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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
But the cop is paid a pretty penny to not have those bad days.
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I don't know what this particular cop makes but I do know that I don't consider what the cops in my city make to be a "pretty penny" and likely not in the same league with a Harvard professor. And I think we both know which of those jobs is harder, even the professor's worst day at the office.
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying the cop is right. What I am saying is that if you want to start something with a cop, you need to be prepared for the hassle that can follow. Much better to cooperate if you have nothing to hide and be done with it.
Consider for a moment the chance to set a great example for thousands of young black this educated man just passed up. Granted, if he had handled like an adult university professor and not like a teenage punk I doubt anyone would have heard of it. But this way he has set a very bad example and everyone has heard of it.
And this is without even touching on the firestorm that would have descended if the B&E were real and cops had not responded. Feels a bit like a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation for the cops to me.