A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states.

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    1 year ago

    Shit like this is just a reminder of how absolutely batshit insane cops like this are when they demand unquestioning acquiescence. People are right to take their own safety into account when approached by someone claiming to be an officer, because even legitimate officers can (and do) trample people’s rights EVERY. SINGLE. DAY in this country, and they’ve made the case loud and clear that no one will protect us but ourselves. They should BEGIN their training with a course about the horrific situations innocent people have had to endure as a result of unquestioning obedience to a real or purported LEO, and only then start to wrestle with the hefty responsibility that comes with exerting that kind of authority.