scottfromwyoming
ScottFromWyoming
scottfromwyoming

“The barber agreed to sweep after each cut,” framed as - “we saw the barber breaking the law, and he agreed to start obeying the law”. Instead of what actually happened: “Officer had no reason to approach or accost the barber. Looked around and saw some hair on the street, made up an excuse about complaints from

“We’ve received some complaints” needs to be backed up by some kind of (statements signed by witnesses, etc), or go away forever. It’s a line that’s been used as a crutch by police for too long. It’s really no better than “because I said so.