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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
i didn't read the other comments. i'm sure someone else has already said this. 

but your rights don't matter. cops don't care about your rights. if you fight back, they will kill you unless you manage to kill them first. cops don't care justice, they don't care about solving or preventing crimes, they only care that you submit. any sign of disrespect in the least will get you beaten. no matter what you do, no matter how justified you are, their colleagues will back them up and help cover for them. they will even threaten and brutalize any witnesses willing to help you in court. 

there's nothing you can do. avoid them. treat them like sharks and there's blood in the water. if you can't avoid them, submit. speak only when spoken to. don't raise your voice. don't argue. no sudden movements. just survive the encounter and fight them in court after the fact.
gpt
I saw this quote on Tumblr years ago and it really stuck:

"When some people say "respect", they mean treating them like a human. When other people say "respect" it means treating them like an authority. And some people mean "if you don't treat me like an authority, I won't treat you like a human" and that's not okay"

I wish I had the original attribution, they deserve it.