Cops asking for my name.

[Greenfrost6]

I'll try to keep this as simple as possible.

A couple of months ago my brother was in an accident, no one was hurt, but he did almost hit a women walking her dog on a main road. He can admit that he did panic upon seeing this woman turning the corner, and he swerved to avoid her. He was taking 3 mates of his to a party that night, and didn't drink all day.

Upon the police arriving to the scene, while he was still traumatized, he received verbal abuse from an officer, calling him a <quote>'fucking lying cunt'</quote>. He received a fine for dangerous driving, which he took, even though the woman was walking on a main road at 9pm at night, and drove his wrecked car the rest of the way home, he stayed for the night at my house.

2 weeks later, he receives a call from the police, apparently the woman he almost hit claims that he wasn't driving the car, and it was in fact one of his friends who all don't have licences. Even though this makes no sense as to why he'd let one of his mates drive his car, as well as the fact that this woman was facing the other way when he almost hit her, the police wanted him to go to the station. He got a solicitor, the rest his history.

And now today, 2 months later, I'm sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon, playing video games, when I receive a call from a man. He didn't bother to tell me who he was, and he asked for my brother's whereabouts. He doesn't live with us, and I simply gave him his mobile number, which he replied that he's already tried that number, and he 'hasn't been picking up'. And now..

Here's the fucked up bit:
After that, keeping in mind that this guy still hasn't told me who he is, asked for my name. Now, I suspected this guy was a cop, and seeing as I've rarely had any problem with police before, I simply told him my name was Kieren, and I was ****'s younger brother.

I had no part with what happened with the accident, and I've had very little say to this issue. Turns out this guy was a cop, a constable in fact, who hasn't left my brother alone since the accident. Tonight my brother rang my Mum, telling her that the cops showed up at his door, asking the names of his brothers. My other 3 brothers and I are all below the age of 16, so this information isn't needed.

This is just plain harassment. What do you think of this? Have you had a similar experience with these asswipes that are meant to be enforcing the law?

inb4 coolstorybro.

[Serphyas]

This thread needs more Cosby.

[Wunderbar]

This thread needs more Murphy

[Odio]

I'll give you a little tip: Never admit to anything you're not guilty of, no matter how much the cops hound you. In fact, don't even look like you're guilty of anything. Don't let the cops search you, your home, or your car without a permit. Don't let them do ANYTHING unless they have written proof that they can do so.

Fucking cops, corrupt as fuck, fucking doing whatever they please. Fuck them and the criminals they put in jail. They're just as bad.

[Mechabloby]

I've met smug officers who believe doing their job allows them to assume anything: my mum was driving rather slowly after a gig the whole family went to as a friend of my brother's offered to drive him along with some friends in a car but he was a terribly reckless driver (in the end, he had his license revoked and must spend a year in jail, but that's a different event - another story for another day) so my mum was concerned.

She drove cautiously to keep an eye on them because they really were lagging behind. When we reached our town after the gig, an officer pulled us over to the side of the road and assumed that my mum had been drinking - she hadn't but he thought it'd explain the slow driving. You know how these things go, surely: the person will explain the situation and the police officer won't swallow what's told until after a breathaliser test. She took it and, of course, there were no levels of alcohol found.

I've never really seen corrupt or harrassing police officers (just arrogant ones), but the idea of it definitely agitates me - these are the people that are considered to have our lives in their hands...

[Saren]

This thread needs a little more Erica by my side.

[Soviet]

Why are the cops making a big deal about a small accident of almost hitting a woman, is this type of case really worth that much on an effort?

[CommanderFalcon]

He's probably not really a cop, just a guy who can fake a badge who's got beef with your brother.