There is no doubt the police in the United States are completely out of control. They shoot people for jaywalking, they shoot people who are holding a toy rifle in the toy aisle at Wal-Mart, they invade the wrong homes because they either can’t read a map or can’t read an address, and then beat the hell out of everybody inside, they pepper spray people who are sitting down, they shoot people in wheelchairs and old men, they beat the shit out of little old ladies, they taze and abuse just for shits and giggles, they throw stun grenades innto baby’s cribs, and they get away with it damned near every time.
Danielle Watts
Perhaps today they stepped over the line, because they arrested a celebrity. Not a huge celebrity, but a celebrity. Danielle Watts was in Django Unchained and is currently in a TV series. She is black. Her husband is white. They were kissing. So, police thought she must be a prostitute. Silly police. They got angry when she wouldn’t show them identification, although you are definitely not required to, and there was no evidence of any crime. So, they handcuffed her and forced her into the back of a police car.
Eventually, they realized their mistake.
But, it was a mistake. Not only had no crime been committed, there was no reason at all for them to think a crime had been committed. No one was dead or injured. No property was missing. There was no reason for the police to even approach the couple..
If only the police in real life were like the police on TV, chasing down bank robbers and murderers, spending lots of time at crime scenes examining clues, being fearless and upright and diligent and conscientious, there would be almost no crime and everybody would love the police.
So, here’s a suggestion, dear police people: be more like that. If nobody’s hurt and nothing’s been stolen, just keep on walking. Nobody needs you to worry about jaywalking, or two people kissing, or pretty much anything other than actually assaulting somebody else or stealing. You can spend all day riding around doing nothing, or hang out for hours in the donut shop. It’s O.K. Make things easier on yourselves.
And leave people the fuck alone.
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