[basilikum]

> I personally know of 1 who took a leak across from a playground at 2am walking home from the bars and was put on the sex offender registry because it was within 500'.

You might want to look up if that's actually true. It might be. It might also be a lie to hide the real reason why they are registered.

[dijit]

on the flip side, imagine if it's true and everyone immediately suspects that you're a pedophile trying to appear innocent.

Talk about tainted for life.

[marysol5]

Everyone knows a guy, who knows a guy, who's dog met a guy

[teaearlgraycold]

What’s up with the cop that cited them for that?

[dijit]

in my limited experience with the law, they tend to really go for you if you aren't the kind of person who enjoys breaking the law.

It's almost like they can spot an easy target.

Deal drugs and conduct yourself violently in society, sit with a gang and destroy property... Police seem to have a hard time with you.

Push someone over who is threatening to knock your teeth out when you're walking with your wife and kids... that's an assault charge, because naively you explained what happened to the police, and they're going to make sure you see the inside of a court room for it.

[BloodyIron]

Quotas?

[dijit]

Dunno, probably just easier to “catch” people who think that they are good people, they think the police is on their side.

[WarmWash]

People who chronically are in trouble with the cops pretty quickly learn the police are working against them.

Regular people having a bad moment think they can just explain everything to the police and they'll go "Ah, sorry mate, we misunderstood and you can go home now"

[teaearlgraycold]

Don't talk to the police!