• StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    24 days ago

    Plain clothes are always incredibly obvious and oblivious to that fact. I’ve known them to stop and search people because they are baffled someone spotted them.

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          24 days ago

          it’s so they can identify each other in a crowd, they usually do a “color of the day” system. the last picture has an orange armband.

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              24 days ago

              while funny, I would absolutely not recommend doing this. warn the people around you, point the officer out to organizers, but do NOT interact with the police. do not give them a reason to harass or arrest you, because I promise they will take the opportunity and could possibly ruin your life.

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              23 days ago

              Don’t do that. Never underestimate how violent they can get at the smallest (or even non-existent) provocation.

              Treat them like you would a rabid animal.

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      24 days ago

      IME they try too hard to look like street people, but it doesn’t work because their clothes are clean and they bathed, your average skel substance abuser hasn’t seen a shower in 24+hrs even if they got new donated clothes.