How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help

Re:How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help by csense on Thursday February 13, 2014 @03:30PM (#7234072)

Maybe the author was unlucky and the responding unit was corrupt. They thought he was a rich guy, so maybe they were trying to ask for a bribe, without coming out and saying it in case he had a hidden cell phone recording audio?

No bribe, they give you as much brutality and poor treatment as they think they can get away with.

Then again, bribing the police is probably a crime worth a really long sentence, so I wouldn't have risked it even if I'd had the money.

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Re:How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help by mahyarm on Thursday February 13, 2014 @05:06PM (#7234791)

Even attempting to directly bribe a police officer in the USA is going to get you thrown in jail fast. It's far less risky as a police officer to over-zealously write tickets for the smallest thing and commit bogus asset forfeiture left and right than to directly ask for bribes.

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Re:How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help by drpp on Saturday February 15, 2014 @04:25AM (#7243197)

Coincidentally, I (the author) have had experience bribing officials in countries where it's not against the social norm: http://www.offsilkroadin.com/2009/11/the-last-hurdle/

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