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Yesterday my friend told me that he was asked to put his hands up , get out of his car and kneel down before the police on the ground. After searching the car and its documents, he was let free and was apologized to by the police.
But who will pay for his pain for he was like that for about 10 to 15 minutes and who will pay for the humiliation caused during that time as to many others saw him in that humiliating position.
The police dont have any right to humiliate people in this way. Dont you think so?


    




sway_ii
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He needs to get over it. I would much rather have that happen to me than the police not be thurough and letting more criminals go and possibly hurt others.


hello
Don't think of it as humiilation. What did he do to get this? They don't do it to veryone, they had a reason.

Pain and humiliation??????? Are you just looking to sue someone?


lazrer
im guessing this was only a "procedure" the police has to follow when a country is tormented by bombs and terrorists.

u need to let go of a few rights if u wish to survive sometimes,

and no ur frend was not humilated, he would be humilated if he was stripped and then left a mile away from his car !


Gia M
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That is terrible. They should compensate in some way or another. I believe there is a thin line between invading someone else's privacy, and being cautious. Some take it to the extreme which is wrong. Whats sad is that I know of so many instances where somebody was picked on for no reason by police and when I say "picked on" I am using it lightly.


josh r
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the law anymore is a joke they do as they please and screw everyone else sad time we live in


Boo R
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Sweety, what would you be saying if it was someone else and they found drugs or a body in the trunk? They did not violate his rights.


blk_female_x
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thats done everywhere evenin usa long as police dont physically beat him there was know long term damage done police can make u lay down on ground to search if they wish but at least ur friend got an opology from theme coz in usa police wont say sorry for something like that even if they beat ur butt so tell ur friend to grow up he was not damaged...


grumpyfiend
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Just consider yourself lucky that no one was arrrested.


nascar_hottie07
they have to have probable cause to stop and get you out of the car maybe your friend didnt tell you the whole story? dont always blame the police they are doing one of the hardest jobs ever!


metalicgirl69
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He is lucky they didn't beat the living sh*t out of him!


Johnson W
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yes they do. He should forget about it and be glad he wasnt dirty


butterfly
maybe they thought he was someone they were looking for. I know it doesnt seem right at all. But what if he was the one they were looking for and he did something terrible, wouldnt he have deserved what he got?


aaMu
Absolutely not...
Many people saw him in that condition and they will see him the other day free and happy... this itself is the answer to the people that he isn't a criminal or a bad guy...
The Cops do their work and they have a particular way of doing it... Let them do their Job
At least they Apologized! many of them even dont do dat!!!!


no1special
no its not right but most cops were the loser bullys in high school


sugar
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cops think there above the law and because there cops they get away with muder..i would contact the aclu and ask them what they think if there is a case they will take it no matter what..they will help if they think you are right.....


frdtrkgrl
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Yes they do, its not a matter of embarressment its a matter of saftey. Its for your own saftey and the saftey of the police officers. The quicker you cooperate the faster the search is done and you can go on your way, no harm no foul. Its all about saftey and nothing else.


bigtony615
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Why did they search his vehicle? Did they have probable cause? If so, then he can do nothing. If he was illegally detained and searched it is a volation of his civil rights and he may have some recourse on a federal level.

However, it is difficult to prove if:

A) He has a criminal record (It may be wrong, but that's the way it is)

B)A vehicle matching his was involved in a recent crime

C)He committed a suspicious act that may have endangered officers or the public (Reaching suddenly, etc.)

D)He was observed committing a criminal act

If any of these occured it will be difficult to establish procedural violations by law enforcement.





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