A few experiences in dealing with police:
#1 some twenty years ago I’m walking down the street, headphones on my ears. At one point in time I feel someone grabbing at my shoulder, it was one of those street regulars. He’s threatening me with “measures” because I didn’t stop. I explain that I’m wearing headphones. He proceeds to threaten with more measures. I inquire whether he was ready to shoot me in the back. It was very obvious this guy’s IQ was, much like that TV show, stuck somewhere in the eighties.
#2 a guy walks into my friend’s bar. He asks for “beer” and the waitress gets him a beer. He apparently didn’t like the brand, so he says he ain’t gonna pay, then proceeds to smash the bottle and breaks a lot of glass in the bar. Turns out the guy was not only drunk, but also aggressive. He proceeds to leave the premises, while the waitress, distressed, calls the police. They get there and issue her a fine because she served an alcoholic beverage to a drunk individual.
Note: proprietors are not allowed to do random urine tests for alcohol contents. Even if they were, doing so would not be very compatible with their business model.
#3 some friends got in trouble due to some alleged “football fan violence”. The police people obtained some “evidence” via less than legit methods. When their date came in the kangaroo court, the highly placed police official who served as a witness, instead or offering his testimony used the indictment to read out the “facts” of the matter. The lawyer objects, the judge throws out the “case”.
#4 about ten years ago an ex colleague of mine had been robbed. His wallet was picked clean from a locker in a medical establishment. A guy took credit cards and some cash. One of the cards was used to purchase an item at a local jewellery, even if the card was supposed to be protected with a pin. The total damage was something like 3x more than the semi official minimum where one can expect the police to investigate. Basically, they tell you that for something like 400 USD they won’t investigate at all, the robbed amount was around 3 times that.
My colleague got in touch with the medical establishment owner who had clear video evidence of the offender and could guess his identity. Based on the bank statement, he knew the exact time and place when the card was used, obviously. He even had some solid connections down at the police station. The medical establishment proprietor had some connections of his own. This guy is quite notable in the area and didn’t like the fact that a regular customer was robbed at his place. He was embarrassed about that and wanted to matter to be investigated so he prodded the police from his end.
Nobody from the police at any point in time even went to pick up the video evidence nor tried to determine the identity of this thief nor checked with the jeweller regarding his strange business practices.
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