Thread by @ScroogeMacDukk

They tell you we live in a nation of Laws. They say "innocent until proven guilty." They say "no unreasonable search or seizure." They say "you have the right to an attorney" and they say "you cannot be compelled to incriminate yourself."

But then a woman says you abused her,

tells the judge a story full of lies, which EVEN IF IT WERE COMPLETELY TRUE would not constitute any form of abuse. So the judge signs an order of Protection From Abuse. Then the woman tells the police another story (also containing several falsehoods), which even if true,

does not describe any criminal behavior. But the police heard a woman cry, so now they have an arrest boner. So they (a) don't tell you that a crime has been committed (because it hasn't been), (b) don't tell you you're under suspicions of having committed the crime (because it

didn't actually happen) and (c) bully you (albeit it very politely) into saying the one thing they can use to PRETEND they believe you MAY HAVE committed a crime. Then they arrest you. Then you hear them discussing what reason they should write down for WHY they arrested you.

They arrested you with no reason, THEN tried to figure out a reason to arrest you! I don't care what anybody says: if you have a penis, the police are not your friends. They are not their to execute justice and they are not there to protect you. They are there to punish the

nearest penis to any woman who can cry crocodile tears. And let's not forget the judge. You remember: the one from the beginning of the story who signed the protection order, effectively ripping you away from your entire life, based on a slanderous (and also false) testimony

that DOES NOT EVEN ALLEGE that any abuse actually occured. Learn from your Uncle Scrooge's mistakes, kids:

1. Never, EVER talk to the police unless your lawyer tells you to.

2. Anybody who doesn't like dogs is a bad person. Stay the fuck away from them!

3. When shopping for a

lawyer, no matter how desperate you are, DO NOT just hire the first one who returns your call.

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