Sorry, Floridaters, but Miami-Dade coppers have now declared that "staring" at them, in a "dehumanizing" manner, is a total exigent circumstance (LAW!) that requires an immediate show of force and chokeholds. Tremaine McMillian, 14, was walking down the boardwalk HOLDING A PUPPY when he "resisted an officer" by, oh, hell, who even knows. These news peeps got some Miami-Dade dick to explain it all, quite righteously, something about "he made fists with his hands." While he was walking down the boardwalk. With his puppy.
So definitely watch your body language, or the police will "have no choice" but to slam you down on the sand, and choke a bitch.
Also, if you are a black lady, please refrain from all side-eye, as this will be considered a terrorist threat. (Everyone knows white girls can't do side-eye, so, as usual, they are safe.)
[ 3ChicsPolitico ]
Common practice at demonstrations, especially if the cops have pushed or hit someone, or caused someone to fall. They arrest the person who fell or was pushed to prevent a lawsuit against the city or the police dept later on.
If you're busy trying to get a "resisting arrest" charge thrown out of court, you don't have time or money to file a complaint against the police for denying your right peaceably to assemble or using excessive force.
Starting the kid off in life the right way.