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Dee Ashley
Location: DFW, Texas Gender: Female Total Likes: 1378 likes
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| | | | Re: When the cops come? < Reply # 47 on 5/25/2017 4:00 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by blitz Just because you think you're a hard-ass & can run from the police doesn't mean you necessarily should.
| Regardless of what you decide to do should that moment arise, the above statement would be a wise thing to bear in mind. My ego wants to fuck me every chance it gets and those chances are almost always by way of hasty, emotional, poorly thought-out decisions. I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but this entire scenario varies greatly depending on what country you live in, in my opinion. I read someone's post that said trespassing isn't even a criminal charge and the ticket isn't enforced beyond collections where they live in Canada. That is very low on my negative consequence spectrum and anyone that risked it and ran from that situation is probably young and foolish, or just an idiot. Some officers in other countries don't even carry guns, so that would play into the equation as well. Culture local laws, and region weighs so heavily in this decision, IMO, that where I live might completely change my answer on this one. In the United States, evading arrest is usually a felony and our police are armed with guns as well as an impressive array of items at their disposal to detain, disable, or kill you. Are they very likely to employ any of these items when confronting you (assuming you're not acting like a dumbass)? Probably not, but the consequences are grave enough, even potentially lethal enough, that for this reason alone I would (almost) never run from the police. I've been confronted by law enforcement a few times and I've never been searched or arrested. But I'm female, I'm white (sad that this matters, but it just does here in Texas), I didn't have a record, and I was very respectful and compliant of their requests. The worst that has happened has been a citation (equivalent to a speeding ticket, but even less since you don't have to mess with the nightmare called DPS) that I paid an extra $40.00 for a deferral and it went away after six months of not getting in trouble again in that county. The ticket was pricey, but not as pricey as a felony. Considering I've had to deal with police several times, and almost always gotten a warning, sometimes not even that, I cannot justify the risk. If I was 18 again, I know my thinking would be quite different (I was an idiot until at least 23 years of age) because I did run a couple times successfully. Today, it's not worth the risk.
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| | | | Re: When the cops come? < Reply # 48 on 5/25/2017 6:53 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Ive been detained, questioned, served, arrested, jailed and rough handled by The Man plenty. That was in another life however. My only encounter with the police while urban exploring an abandoned building went very well, almost comically. Marshall TX PD cruiser drove right up in my viewfinder, inside a building, we kinda startled each other I think. He hid behind his door and asked to see my hands. The officer approached and told me to put my hands down. Turns out he was more concerned with my safety than my crime, he started telling me about all the hazards and bad-assed, dangerous vagrants that frequented that building, he even offered to give me a ride back to my car! Never once asked for ID never asked if I was carrying, we had a real nice chat and a couple laughs. I guess I looked too vulnerable to be roaming around a big city abandonment all by myself. Truth be known these guys are the vulnerable ones in most encounters like this. They have to assume youre armed, maybe dangerous and probably nuts. Bottom line: Cop haters won't like this but cops are just people, vast majority of them don't wanna jack you up or run you in unless bound by the state penal code to do so. Show some respect. Put yourself in their shoes. A thankless and dangerous job. I may be getting old but if they ask to see my hands or view my pics I will show them with a smile every time.
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| | | | Re: When the cops come? < Reply # 50 on 5/25/2017 7:17 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by 2Xplorations Ive been detained, questioned, served, arrested, jailed and rough handled by The Man plenty. That was in another life however. My only encounter with the police while urban exploring an abandoned building went very well, almost comically. Marshall TX PD cruiser drove right up in my viewfinder, inside a building, we kinda startled each other I think. He hid behind his door and asked to see my hands. The officer approached and told me to put my hands down. Turns out he was more concerned with my safety than my crime, he started telling me about all the hazards and bad-assed, dangerous vagrants that frequented that building, he even offered to give me a ride back to my car! Never once asked for ID never asked if I was carrying, we had a real nice chat and a couple laughs. I guess I looked too vulnerable to be roaming around a big city abandonment all by myself. Truth be known these guys are the vulnerable ones in most encounters like this. They have to assume youre armed, maybe dangerous and probably nuts. Bottom line: Cop haters won't like this but cops are just people, vast majority of them don't wanna jack you up or run you in unless bound by the state penal code to do so. Show some respect. Put yourself in their shoes. A thankless and dangerous job. I may be getting old but if they ask to see my hands or view my pics I will show them with a smile every time.
| bumped for Truth. Respect goes a long way with LEOs. Posted by Boise Urbex I'm 2 for 2 when I've ran from the cops so far, but i love the adrenaline rush and I'm not 18 for another month so... Ya lol
| Resisting arrest is a felony in most states; you're close enough to be charge as an adult.
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Location: Lynnwood, WA Gender: Male Total Likes: 54 likes
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| | | | | Re: When the cops come? < Reply # 56 on 5/26/2017 6:29 AM > | Reply with Quote
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| "See you guys, you never listen to me. I said there was gonna be trouble but you didn't listen to me. You guys are crazy. You know, you guys are self destructive. There's a funny farm and it has your names written all over it. But I'm gettin' out of here. I'm... I smell ice cream!" |
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