I will make one point, then withdraw as this is too sad for words.

I have to believe silverblade33 is a western european, and likely a young one.

Having grown up in the former East Zone of the oddly named German Democratic Republic I well remember when avoiding involvement in a police interaction was a matter of self preservation.

The western stance of horror at over-reaction by police to clearly illegal activity is a sad perversion of morality when contrasted to living where deadly force was an expected reaction to imprudent speech.

Es tut mir leid.  Ich bitte um ihr verstandnes.

Klebnor

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