Thursday, July 18, 2002

I think I'm going to declare Thursday's here as "Pulbic Service Announcement Day".
In light of all the so-called "police brutality" ("so-called" because all it could have been avioded if the people just would have done what they were told) I feel as if the following topic has not been adequately addressed by the media. Sometimes, if I can't fall asleep, I end up watching a lot of late night TV. As such, I've seen my fair share of PSA's. I'd figure by now that some orginazation would have come up with this idea and run a series of ads, but since they haven't, I will.



Public Service Announcement number 1.

HOW TO INTERACT WITH THE POLICE:


If it's late at night, dark, and a police officer approaches you and asks you to put your hands behind your head, DO NOT REACH A HAND TOWARDS YOUR WAIST OR BELT. Calmly put your hands behind your head. Failure to follow instructions may result in a well deserved bullet to the chest area.

If a police officer pulls your vehicle over, DO NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO RUNNING UP TO THE OFFICER AND START SWINGING AT HIM. Simply sit in the vehicle and await further instruction from the officer. Failure to to follow this advice may result in your getting a well deserved beating about the neck and torso with a heavy, thick baton by several officers.

If a police officer has said that he is placing you under arrest, CALMLY PLACE YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE OFFICER TO PLACE YOU IN HANDCUFFS. Do not attempt to touch the officer, strike the officer, threaten the officer, or resist the arrest in any way. Comply with the officer and follow his instructions. Under NO circumstances is it acceptable to grab the arresting officer by the testicles. Failure to follow this advice will most certainly result in a well deserved beating.

If a police officer stops you and asks you to drop whatever it is that you have in your hand, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO APPROACH THE OFFICER AND SHOW HIM WHAT IT IS. SIMPLY DROP THE ITEM AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTION FROM THE OFFICER. Failure to drop the item may result in 41 well deserved bullets to your torso.

The men and women that make up your local police force do a great job and deserve your respect. The best way to show them respect and keep yourself beating-free is to follow their instructions. Just do what you are told. It's just that simple. These people have wives and husbands and kids they want to go home to, just like you do. If they think for a second that you are a threat to them, their personal safety, or the safety of others, they have no alternative but to overcome that threat or perception of a threat by any means available to them. If that means beating you with a fist or baton, or poppin' a cap in your ass, they really have no choice.
Your 3 best techniques for surviving an encounter with the police: COMPLY, SUBMIT, DO NOT RESIST.

Bottom line: If a police officer asks you to stand on your head and spit nickles out your ass, pucker up, Buttercup.



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