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IPFS News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers

The Hoody Syndrome

• Simple Justice
Some may wonder why Martinez didn't stop when told to do so.  To the overly compliant, such defiance offers more than sufficient justification for anything that follows.  It might have been that he chose to exercise his constitutional right to be left alone. It's more likely that he didn't realize the cop was talking to him, When someone yells "hey you," it's not exactly clear who "you" is.