Cop Advises Women On How To Stay Safe During Police Stops

Cop Advises Women That Cops Can’t Rape Them If They Don’t Get Pulled Over

“In response to the arrests of three law enforcement officials in Oklahoma for sexually assaulting women while on the job, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper told women they can avoid getting raped by a cop if they simply follow traffic laws.”

OK, because that’s  not real fucked up right there or anything. Seriously? How fucked up does your understand of proper behavior in modern society have to be to be a cop in some areas of this country???

In a Mississippi Jail, Convictions and Counsel Appear Optional

In a Mississippi Jail, Convictions and Counsel Appear Optional

...when Mr. Burks and others are arrested, steep and “arbitrary” bail amounts are set, with no consideration of a person’s ability to pay.

If a defendant applies for indigent defense, as Mr. Burks did on the day of his arrest in November, the senior circuit judge, Marcus D. Gordon, generally approves the request. But it is the judge’s policy not to appoint a public defense lawyer until a person is indicted. And there is no state law setting a time limit on detention before an indictment.

Legal experts said such circumstances were widespread, even if this was an extreme example. Steep bail amounts and long jail stays without access to a lawyer are particularly common for those charged with misdemeanors, said Alexandra Natapoff, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

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