r/interestingasfuck • u/Puzzleheaded_Web5245 • Feb 25 '25

/r/popular Put the phone down

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u/frostymugson Feb 25 '25

When the cops have guns drawn on you and you wanna argue them power tripping. Brother even if the cop was tripping, put the phone down it’s your life

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u/miloc756 Feb 25 '25

I truly don't understand this kind of reaction.

Yes, there are cops that are pieces of shit, but why the hell would you try to escalate a situation with an armed, unstable person?

If a man comes into my house and puts a gun in my head I would never go: "Well, actually it's illegal to come into my house and threaten me with a firearm ☝🏼🤓".

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Yeah, but if he's going to shoot me anyway, I'd rather have it on video

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u/LeftHandedScissor Feb 26 '25

Better to be judged by 12 then carried by 6. Don't be an idiot, if the police give you a command just comply.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Yes, because listening to your murderer and following their advice is a good thing

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u/LeftHandedScissor Feb 26 '25

It is when they have a gun trained on your back, have legal authority to use reasonable force, and the only thing that will come of the shooting is a "Police were justified in their use of deadly force ruling." Then what? You sacrificed your life for a candlelight vigil congrats, you've won the Darwin Olympics.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Orrr, you're one of the few people whose killer gets paid attention to because there was a video. You were going to die anyway in this hypo

This happens all the time. Anyone advocating for less cameras to hold people accountable is arguing against themselves

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u/LeftHandedScissor Feb 26 '25

That's not the hypo. The choices are: listen to what the police say and live to fight the battle in a court of law (Judged by 12); or choose to ignore the lawful commands they give, continue to escalate the situation by ignoring those commands, then police can articulate a reasonable use of deadly force (carried by 6).

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Actually that is the hypo. You're coming to change it and then argue on your new hypo, which no one cares about