# Another filmed police encounter (Hammond, IN)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 7, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-filmed-police-encounter-hammond-in/700645 "2014-10-07T13:23:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-filmed-police-encounter-hammond-in/700645/440 "2014-10-10T14:58:51Z")

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> [@Pardon me, Anthracite, can you help with this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-anthracite-can-you-help-with-this-one/91089/1):
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> How about if he’s scared of an armed guy going crazy and is in fear of getting a beating? Consider that possibility too. Perhaps sitting quietly next to his kid, not giving the crazy guy an excuse, and hoping he’ll calm down is the most reasonable response, and perhaps you ought to think it over.

I’m I’m the cop pulling him over, thats probably not going through my mind, because I’m not an armed crazy guy, I’m a police officer, and innocent people shouldn’t be afraid of me. They should obey my instructions and trust me to do my job and keep them safe.

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