Today I came home (was out of town last night) and saw about 5 police cars near my home. It's a suburban community and theres a small park in the middle of the homes, where the officers were. I started washing my car and noticed they were still there, people walking up to them and having conversations... I saw/heard one guy walk up out of nowhere to the officer (caucasian, and all the officers were) and he said something like "well sir we just had some vandalism last night..." So a few minutes later, I (mid-twenties, minority), walk up to them, except im not out of nowhere, they see me come from my garage towards them, meaning I definitely live there, and I ask "hey officers whats going on?" and one of them says "oh we're just patrolling here... so, where were you last night? u hear anything?" i said no and i was out of town, but i was just worried now, and he said "we've got it under control, thanks". I thought that was rude and unprofessional/prejudice, am I wrong?!
2007-06-17 19:56:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
To be clear, the incident happened in front of my house, not in front of other neighbors who were jogging by... I wanted information because if a crime was commited in front of my home, I thought I should know... if the cops even just said in general " a crime was commited", i wouldn't have wanted details, just a basic answer... there were people jogging by, who were given answers instantly and they were white, so I think it may have had something to do with it. someone said "If your place had been vandalized, wouldn't you want the officers to ask your neighbors if they had seen or heard anything?" OF COURSE! I'd want my neighbors to know, then, I'd hope the police would give a general warning as well, otherwise, i'd rather they not say anything and not scare them for no reason, especially based on a profile. and the conversation had everythign to do with me, it was my neighbor that got vandalized, not those other people's, they were just joggers.
2007-06-17 20:22:35 · update #1
Again, the other neighbors were NOT witnesses, they approached the officers the same way as me, and got a good answer.... the fact is I have a family and wanted to know what type of c riminals are roaming my neighborhood... home invaders or car jackers? It would make me feel ebtter to know, but I guess he decided not to give that info to me, and instead, gave it to two caucasian men so they could be informed. THATS where I was upset, misconduct might not be the right word, but a little bit of rudeness or ignorance is definitely appropriate, no? Please respond to what actually happened if you are, not just on the fact that you don't believe in racism.
2007-06-18 06:15:58 · update #2
No you are not because you had the right to know what was going on!
2007-06-17 20:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. You overheard pieces of a conversation that had nothing to do with you. What was going on was none of your business. You were wrong to approach them and expect them to divulge every detail about what they were doing. Nothing was unprofessional, and your being a minority had nothing to do with their response. Yes, you are being overly sensitive. Mind your own business and be glad the police were in your neighborhood trying to keep you safe.
They were not rude to you. They asked you a routine question. They were there when you arrived... you don't know whether they had talked to the joggers previously or not. You are placing a lot of weight on race, here. I think YOU are the one who is making a bigger problem out of this than it is. If the police thought you were in any kind of danger, I am sure they would have let you know. My sister's neighborhood experienced a stabbing a few years back. When my sis stepped out onto her patio to see what was going on, the policeman in the alley, holding a flashlight, told my sis that there had been a stabbing and that she needed to go inside and lock her doors. That was a case of her needing to know... in your instance, you didn't need to know. Stop being so hypersensitive about whatever race you are.
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. " - Freud
2007-06-18 03:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What was rude about that? You were not accused of anything. They just asked you a question and then didn't pursue it after you answered.
If your place had been vandalized, wouldn't you want the officers to ask your neighbors if they had seen or heard anything?
2007-06-18 03:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by beckini 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In your own words, after they ask if you were around the night before and you said, no, you were out of town,
the Police said Thanks.
Since when is saying Thanks,
Rude ?
Or are you saying they were rude, because they didn't do exactly what you wanted them to do?
That they didn't gossip with you ?
I could see you trying to file a police misconduct report,
" The Officer said, " thanks " and I thought that was rude."
You'd be lucky if they didn't arrest you for fraud.
2007-06-18 12:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No it isn't police misconduct.
They were conducting an investigation, and probably said the same thing to everyone else that wasn't a witness. It wasn't your age or your race, it was that you were not involved, and they don't want to share any information about it with you.
2007-06-18 05:04:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't say you are paranoid.... a little touchy perhaps...They were doing there job. By the way "hey whats going on" might not have been the best opening line.
2007-06-18 06:37:28 · answer #6 · answered by Michael N 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Some of my best friends are cops.He wasn't trying to be rude. Just curious and doing his job.
2007-06-18 03:07:23 · answer #7 · answered by alexff08 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋