What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD

Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by rdl on Sunday March 02, 2014 @07:55PM (#7331470)

I believe it was specifically that he responded with "you can't fucking ask me that" which sent things down the bad path. They shouldn't have asked him at all (but were probably bored?), but "you can't X" to a cop is usually going to provoke them.

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by chimeracoder on Sunday March 02, 2014 @07:58PM (#7331479)

I was referring more to what led up to that - how they accosted him, etc.

(Also, what was going through their heads when they said this - not that we'll ever know, of course).

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by nickfarr on Sunday March 02, 2014 @08:36PM (#7331586)

Actually, that was precisely it. I was in Times Square where there were tons and tons of cops, and not all that many revelers. (It was a really cold night, IIRC.) I heard the comment, looked around, realized they were cops and completely without thinking said, "You can't fucking ask that." Next thing, they asked for ID and as I began to reach for my wallet was thrown up against something by the three officers. It happened really, really quickly--just like being mugged.

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by nickfarr on Sunday March 02, 2014 @08:41PM (#7331600)

I should add that this was on the eve of the Super Bowl, and the NFL had set up quite the party in Times Square.

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