Veteran Cop: 'If You Don't Want To Get Shot,' Shut Up -- Even If We're ********* Your Rights
In a column published Tuesday in The Washington Post titled, "I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me," Dutta responds to mounting criticism of the policing tactics on display in Ferguson, Missouri, amid the hyper-militarization of *************** and accusations that officers have ******** the First Amendment rights of both demonstrators and journalists covering the events. In a particularly telling passage, Dutta argues that citizens could deter police ********* if they were simply more cooperative, even when they're unjustly targeted.
It's worth noting that arguing with a cop and even verbally ******* one, as well as asking for a badge number, are not ******* actions.
Howard Miller:
Sunil Dutta is not fit to serve or instruct in ***************.
His attitude is the problem, not citizens being defiant of authority.
The Constitution protects citizens from unwarranted interference by the police, not the reverse.
