A Boring Dystopia

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Four NYPD officers converged on one woman on a bike because she smiled at them, then detained her because she wasn't carrying ID. (www.threads.com)

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

That's actually a popular misconception. Your goal is fo come off as docile, comfortable, and most importantly neurotypical. They think avoiding eye contact is evidence of a crime. If they think you're scared they'll give you something to be scared of.

After all, only bad guys are scared of our heroic cops. /s