Annoying cop rant.

[Asteroid-Man]

Wether or not I saw him coming, the instant I felt a touch, I would have jumped up and yelled "DON'T TOUCH ME!!!"

hehe, is that before you banning him or after?

 

[Mike_D202]

I think M@ssEffect was the uncooperative anger-issue student in California who got tazed and made a big rally over it.

 

[Lackey]

If the whole issue is the tap on the shoulder like it's some sort of molestation...I wonder if she would've been just as upset if a person who wasn't a white cop tapped her on the shoulder to ask the time or hand her something that she accidently dropped on the floor.

I mean, really...someone's sitting at a computer in a library with their back facing you and you want to get their attention. How else are you supposed to do it?

I can understand being a little annoyed that a cop (or anyone) is bothering you while you are relaxing in a quiet library, but to get upset because of the tap on the shoulder itself is kind of silly.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I went to Vegas when I was 22, yet I looked like I was maybe 18, at every table I was playing a security guard would tap me on the shoulder and ask for an ID, I never thought anything of it, why because I knew I looked young. Is it the same thing as being harassed every day by police, no, but this incident sounds like a one time thing that too many people here are blowing totally out of proportion.

 

[BRUTAL]

I'm not uninformed nor am I "largely" unintelligent, but you attempting to label me so shows definitively how much so you are. But let's not get into that eh?

My "belief system" as you call it is dictated by personal experiences, and things I've seen all over the world. This earth is assed up and one of the things that makes it so assed up is the fact the people who are supposed to "Protect and Serve" us are also the people labeling us and disrespecting us. Why? Because they can. True Story, kid.

The fact that you take such exception to MY opinions of your education and knowledge about this subject only further my point so keep trying to save face, you're only helping my argument.

"All over the world?" MOST other countries of the world respect their police officers for doing exactly what you said. I very seriously doubt you have been to so many place as to dictate what you've "seen" as being the majority. The fact of the matter is you, as a single person, have had run-ins with cops that you have perceived to be negative which has caused you to have a negative outlook on the police the world over. However there is no possible way that you can know the goings on of law enforcement in other countries, and to claim otherwise is ridiculous. I stand by my comment of calling you unintelligent because making large statements with no evidence, built purely on personal speculation is a sign of intelligence. The fact that you keep taking PERSONAL offense to an outside observation leads me to believe that I am probably not the first one to make that assumption.

 

[M@ssEffect]

Brutal you've just disproved any sign of intelligent gene you may have had. Your credibility is shot with ignorance and it's sad the there are more people that think the way you do. Pathetic honestly.

 

[M@ssEffect]

It's not the "Tap On The Shoulder" that is a problem. It's the fact a cop did it. And my personal experiences are not the only things dictating my ideals. And despite your lack of levity, I have been many places in this world. More than most. And the peoples of this Inter-nation Do -not- all appreciate the actions of their police force. America included.

Your lack of experience and knowledge of this matter is quite evident.

 

[M@ssEffect]

I went to Vegas when I was 22, yet I looked like I was maybe 18, at every table I was playing a security guard would tap me on the shoulder and ask for an ID, I never thought anything of it, why because I knew I looked young. Is it the same thing as being harassed every day by police, no, but this incident sounds like a one time thing that too many people here are blowing totally out of proportion.

Thats just it. It doesn't happen just one time nor to -everyone- like many people would like to believe. This incident is not as large as say, a police officer grabbing and holding your arm behind you while you were walking down the street listening to an iPod, but it does hold true to the condition that America's Police system is in.

Disrespectful. "I can do it cus I gots a Badge" attitudes. It's ridiculous.

 

[Mike_D202]

Your use of over-extravagant vocbulary isnt very impressive homosapien.

 

[BRUTAL]

He's taking notes on how I post and trying to mimic it... it's not working well...

 

[Lackey]

It's not the "Tap On The Shoulder" that is a problem. It's the fact a cop did it.

So anyone's allowed to tap you on the shoulder except cops?

 

[Kyalesyin]

I think this thread is a serious overreaction.

Look at it this way:

My sister is pretty hard of hearing. You come up behind her and ask her a question, she won't hear you. So, a tap on the shoulder is the best option there. Its a single tap, from a guy doing his job, and better that than him assuming he's being ignored because you didn't hear him properly.

 

[M@ssEffect]

Thats funny. I hadn't had such a thing in mind. It's how I speak each and everyday. Unlike you Brutal, who wishes he could be like his biggest hero.

Brodie. Or maybe it's Celldog you love to impress with your sidelined views and once a year sensibility.

Who knows. Who cares. But neither of you will "Win" this argument by attacking my vocabulary. It's really pointless and shows you're scrapping the bottom of the barrel for a way to be "against" me. Totally unnecessary.

If it tickles your "man-gene" though, continue. Please.

 

[M@ssEffect]

So anyone's allowed to tap you on the shoulder except cops?

If I'm in the street and someone taps me on the shoulder, I'd react violently. It's instinct honestly, and I wouldn't appreciate being touched by someone I didn't know.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

So M@ssEffect, which is worse, a light tap on the shoulder to get someone's attention or whispering in the person's ear to get their attention. Remember this is a libary so the cop would want to whisper and would need to get kinda close to make sure she knew he was talking to her.

 

[M@ssEffect]

So M@ssEffect, which is worse, a light tap on the shoulder to get someone's attention or whispering in the person's ear to get their attention. Remember this is a libary so the cop would want to whisper and would need to get kinda close to make sure she knew he was talking to her.

"Excuse me, Ma'am? Can I ask you a question?"

There. Problem solved. And he doesn't need to whisper. Being in a library doesn't mean "whisper".

 

[amazingfantasy15]

If I'm in the street and someone taps me on the shoulder, I'd react violently. It's instinct honestly, and I wouldn't appreciate being touched by someone I didn't know.

So, let's just say you're wearing a backpack and forgot to zip it up when your slung it over your shoulder, a person behind you notices and wants to let you know about it and taps you on the shoulder. What would you do? Hit them for trying to be nice? Wow, you've got some serious problems.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

"Excuse me, Ma'am? Can I ask you a question?"

There. Problem solved. And he doesn't need to whisper. Being in a library doesn't mean "whisper".

Yeah, he should whisper. That's the big libary rule. Well, that and return the books you take out.

 

[M@ssEffect]

So, let's just say you're wearing a backpack and forgot to zip it up when your slung it over your shoulder, a person behind you notices and wants to let you know about it and taps you on the shoulder. What would you do? Hit them for trying to be nice? Wow, you've got some serious problems.

*shakes his head* I'd probably whip around and look at the person like they were crazy. Which I've done before. Which many people have done before. Cotton Candy does not coat everything in this world.

 

[M@ssEffect]

Yeah, he should whisper. That's the big libary rule. Well, that and return the books you take out.

I don't know what library you goto that doesn't allow you speak at an acceptable level but it's not common.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

*shakes his head* I'd probably whip around and look at the person like they were crazy. Which I've done before. Which many people have done before. Cotton Candy does not coat everything in this world.

Yeah, and not everyone is out to get you either.

 

[Lackey]

If I'm in the street and someone taps me on the shoulder, I'd react violently. It's instinct honestly, and I wouldn't appreciate being touched by someone I didn't know.

but you just said "It's not the 'Tap On The Shoulder' that is a problem. It's the fact a cop did it."

are you taking that back now?

by the way, this wasn't "in the street," it was in a library.

 

[Showtime]

Unfortunatley you aren't at the age as a female where that would be flattering, me on the other hand would never have that problem. I had a goatee in middle school.

 

[M@ssEffect]

but you just said "It's not the 'Tap On The Shoulder' that is a problem. It's the fact a cop did it."

are you taking that back now?

by the way, this wasn't "in the street," it was in a library.

I'm not taking it back at all. A cop touching anyone is out of line.

and I never said everyone was out to get me Amazing.

and I know it was in a library. What're you getting at?

 

[Darthphere]

The tap on the shoulder was really a karate chop that dislocated her shoulder, the cop wouldnt pop it back in until he was shown proper ID.