I think my friends were harassed by the police and that I should stick up for them and complain, but I wanted the opinions of some of you guys first. Let me all know what you think. I'll try to keep it brief, but I'm pissed so that will be hard.
I have 2 friends, sisters, ages 24 and 26. No records and no problems. They live with their mom in a townhome that has a one car garage. Both have cars so one car has to sit on the street at night.
Last night at 2 am the cops woke them up. The cops were asking about the car on the street and said that the plates on the car were from a stolen car. They asked the girls to go to the station with them.
At the station the cops interviewed them seperately and gave them both a really hard time.
The plates on their car were stolen, but of course the girls didn't put them there. One girl was threatened with getting arrested several times. The cop asked her if she was protecting someone over and over. He even said that if they just needed money and stole the plates to avoid paying for gas they should admit it. If they could admit to that then maybe the other owner would not be so upset. The cops implied that the girls couldn't possibly make enough money to live where they live so they must have resorted to stealing the car and/or the plates.
The cop also asked what would happen if the plates were run for fingerprints. Then he asked the one sister what would happen if they gave her a lie detector test.
They kept asking them who their friends were and who they knew.
The one sister works in financial services, which includes life insurance, and had some paperwork for a life policy of a client in the car. The cop searched the vehicle...without asking... and read the paperwork. He asked the sister who this clent was and what would happen if they called the client and talked to them.
That would potentially damage her business.
This crap went on for several hours. They got home at around 7 am.
What finally got them out of there was that another cop finally checked on the plates that should have been on the girls' car. The plates turned up a few times, but nowhere quite near where they live or drive on a daily basis.
So some theives stole another car, and put those plates in the girls' car, and now the theives are driving around with the stolen car and girls' plates.
I'm pissed. If the cops had done their homework up front they could have figured this out in short order without bringing the girls to the station and harassing them.
They picked on some young girls....who are not white either....and it seems completely out of line. Comon sense would tell anyone they didn't do it.
Why would girls steal a car and put the stolen plates on their personal car? You would have to be a complete retard to do that. Keep in mind the other car was stolen 2 weeks ago.
So, should I complain? If so, to who? I have the feeling that if I talk to more police I will get nowhere. I found the mayor's email fromt the net. How does that sound for a start?
Side note: One little lesson for all of us: check the plates on your car every once in a while.
I have 2 friends, sisters, ages 24 and 26. No records and no problems. They live with their mom in a townhome that has a one car garage. Both have cars so one car has to sit on the street at night.
Last night at 2 am the cops woke them up. The cops were asking about the car on the street and said that the plates on the car were from a stolen car. They asked the girls to go to the station with them.
At the station the cops interviewed them seperately and gave them both a really hard time.
The plates on their car were stolen, but of course the girls didn't put them there. One girl was threatened with getting arrested several times. The cop asked her if she was protecting someone over and over. He even said that if they just needed money and stole the plates to avoid paying for gas they should admit it. If they could admit to that then maybe the other owner would not be so upset. The cops implied that the girls couldn't possibly make enough money to live where they live so they must have resorted to stealing the car and/or the plates.
The cop also asked what would happen if the plates were run for fingerprints. Then he asked the one sister what would happen if they gave her a lie detector test.
They kept asking them who their friends were and who they knew.
The one sister works in financial services, which includes life insurance, and had some paperwork for a life policy of a client in the car. The cop searched the vehicle...without asking... and read the paperwork. He asked the sister who this clent was and what would happen if they called the client and talked to them.
That would potentially damage her business.
This crap went on for several hours. They got home at around 7 am.
What finally got them out of there was that another cop finally checked on the plates that should have been on the girls' car. The plates turned up a few times, but nowhere quite near where they live or drive on a daily basis.
So some theives stole another car, and put those plates in the girls' car, and now the theives are driving around with the stolen car and girls' plates.
I'm pissed. If the cops had done their homework up front they could have figured this out in short order without bringing the girls to the station and harassing them.
They picked on some young girls....who are not white either....and it seems completely out of line. Comon sense would tell anyone they didn't do it.
Why would girls steal a car and put the stolen plates on their personal car? You would have to be a complete retard to do that. Keep in mind the other car was stolen 2 weeks ago.
So, should I complain? If so, to who? I have the feeling that if I talk to more police I will get nowhere. I found the mayor's email fromt the net. How does that sound for a start?
Side note: One little lesson for all of us: check the plates on your car every once in a while.
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