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mattbikes1 said:Probably not the best idea to be drunk, with your friends, after hours, in a park that closes at 11 pm. The police have a just cause to harass you because you are violating civil code. Get drunk at a bar or a home would be my advice.
Hi Matt. Read through Remy's post again.
The park is closed from 11 PM to 5 AM every day, has been forever, it's just never been enforced but it is this year due to all the violence.
With all the crap that Chicago cops have to deal with on a daily basis I'm sure your lippy girlfriend probably set them off. You filed a complaint and I'm sure the big donut eating sergeant has a ton of better things to do then listen to how you had your ego bruised by a rude flat-foot.
What the fuck? You're in a closed park, you know this, when they tell you to move along, just do so without commentary. Unbelievable, the sense of entitlement of a lot of people on this website.
Alright Ryan, so I assumed the drunk part because in my mind you are not sober if you are talking back to a cop. It was an assumption and I apologize for that. I stand by the rest of my sentiment that being in a closed park is asking for trouble. Were the cops rude? Hell yes, but they have suck ass jobs so it is somewhat expected, especially when they give a civilian an order and are met with an attitude.
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:mattbikes1 said:Probably not the best idea to be drunk, with your friends, after hours, in a park that closes at 11 pm. The police have a just cause to harass you because you are violating civil code. Get drunk at a bar or a home would be my advice.
Hi Matt. Read through Remy's post again.
Yeah, they were rude, but my guess is you were probably the 73rd person they had to ask to leave the area last night. I for one, am glad there are more cops, a-holes or not, on the lakefront this summer...
I don't understand why cops get a pass to be rude while others do not.
For instance, we all get pissed off when drivers cut us off and put our lives in danger, and then scream at us. But, we don't say, well they probably have crappy jobs, they work miles from where they live, if they have any work at all, they are stuck in a car in bad traffic, etc.
I appreciate that police have a difficult job, but one part of their job is being respectful to citizens. It's even part of their job to be respectful to criminals when the situation is non-violent. And, on the whole, I would say that every time I've gotten a speeding ticket the police have been civil.
These cops were rude and sexist, and as citizens we have the right to complain about this, and the city should respond. I don't mean that these individual officers should be put through the ringer, but in general we all have a right not to live in fear from the men and women we pay to protect us.
If we settle for less, then it is only a matter of time before their boots are on our necks.
I think it is a reasonable stance to be thankful for the job that cpd does, but also recognize that there is a great deal of room for improvement.
You seem to be saying that because the cops could do much worse, we should be happy that they didn't. I feel like we're setting the bar pretty low here.
I agree that it is tactically wise to put up and shut up during an incident with the police. But, once that is over, we should all be able to hold the police accountable for their behavior. The fact that Laura and Remy were also breaking city code does not change that.
You seem to be saying that because the cops could do much worse, we should be happy that they didn't. I feel like we're setting the bar pretty low here.
I agree that it is tactically wise to put up and shut up during an incident with the police. But, once that is over, we should all be able to hold the police accountable for their behavior. The fact that Laura and Remy were also breaking city code does not change that.
I don't know. If you're trespassing or breaking the law, the best thing would probably be to listen to the police when they tell you to leave. From Remy's posting, it sounds like the cops asked them to leave, and then yelled at them when they didn't leave soon enough and got a snippy response from Laura. As things go, getting yelled at by the cops is pretty minor. There wasn't any physical contact and it sounds like there wasn't even any swearing by the cops so I don't really see how the bar is being set pretty low in this instance.
Benjamin Antieau said:You seem to be saying that because the cops could do much worse, we should be happy that they didn't. I feel like we're setting the bar pretty low here.
I agree that it is tactically wise to put up and shut up during an incident with the police. But, once that is over, we should all be able to hold the police accountable for their behavior. The fact that Laura and Remy were also breaking city code does not change that.I don't know. If you're trespassing or breaking the law, the best thing would probably be to listen to the police when they tell you to leave. From Remy's posting, it sounds like the cops asked them to leave, and then yelled at them when they didn't leave soon enough and got a snippy response from Laura. As things go, getting yelled at by the cops is pretty minor. There wasn't any physical contact and it sounds like there wasn't even any swearing by the cops so I don't really see how the bar is being set pretty low in this instance.
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