I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put me on the no fly list

Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ... by pydry on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:55PM (#26716616)

This echoes all of the times I've been taught how to "deal" with corrupt cops in third world countries (e.g. when to bribe & how much, how to not look "rich" and attract a shakedown, etc.).

This isn't something you ought to have to learn in a free and just society, just as you shouldn't have to know the going rate for a police officer in your town.

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Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ... by bruiseralmighty on Friday April 09, 2021 @04:03PM (#26755381)

I actually agree with you.

There is a lot of talk about the disparity of justice in America and how we are not actually so free after all. I believe most of this feels good to say because we know its true, but after we leave the seminar we go back to a standard civilian mindset.

What I mean is that we walk and talk out in the world like America is just and the police will be fair with you; it is only when we sit down and examine the system that we realize intellectually that this is not the case. But this epiphany fails to carry down to the reptile brain once we stand up again.

Changing that "walking around" mindset is the first step of self-defense training. It is necessary when dealing with American law-enforcement.

Although I agree that it ought not to be.

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