Sorry to hear about that. I'm not so naive as to think that it doesn't happen but as with all human endeavours, there are good and bad people involved. Fortunately, and I honestly believe this, the majority of cops are not like that but there are sure to be some.

Your situation is the type that gets blown off because of others who use DWB/DWH as an excuse. In my neck of the woods recently, a CHP officer was trying to arrest a Hispanic guy for DUI. The guy decided to fight and tried to get the cop's baton from him. There are witnesses to this. The officer shot and killed the guy in self-defense. Incidentally, about 2 years ago a cop was killed with is own baton out here. Anyway, now there are "witnesses" who claim that the cop was beating the guy for 20 minutes before shooting the guy. The family has hired an attorney and they are all over the news calling it a case of racial profiling. Race had nothing to do with the guy being under the influence and the population in that particular city is 99% Hispanic so how could you racially profile if everyone in that city is Hispanic? Anyway sorry for the rant but that story makes me think that when outrageous claims of racial profiling are made, it takes away the validity of situations like yours, at least in some people's minds. See also Congresswoman McKinney last week. People don't need another reason to dismiss othewise legitimate complaints.

You did the right thing by taking the high road. There is nothing to be gained by trying to get into it with a person like that.

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