Today, I went for a run. I ended up being tackled by two cops, handcuffed, and dragged to the station with no explanation. Turns out a house nearby had been robbed and the best description they got was 'A man running'. I didn't even get an apology. FML
I agree, your life sucks (42795) - you totally deserved it (1123)
On 08/01/2009 at 12:30am - misc - by Anonymous (man) - United States (Massachusetts)
(+4)complain to the president, and you might get a free beer
#1 - On 08/01/2009 at 6:03am by ElMundio87
(0)No, you'd have to cry that it happened because you're black to get free beer.
#15 - On 08/01/2009 at 7:04am by I_Piss_Glitter
(0)where does it say he's asian? or are you just an idiot
#76 - On 08/01/2009 at 2:35pm by jasmine1259
(0)hahahha
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no but seriously you should call the ACLU. damn
#81 - On 08/01/2009 at 3:06pm by fmyoptical
(0)i think he was high when he said "FYL for being asian" hahaha
typical american :P
#99 - On 08/01/2009 at 5:35pm by BlackJewel
(-6)Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment.
2nd?
#2 - On 08/01/2009 at 6:10am by alexgisforme3
(0)There are certain isolated cases in which a person can be detained without being accused. This is not one of those situations.
If this actually happened, this would not be an FML. This would be a MLIG about the hundred thousand dollar wrongful arrest settlement.
(+1)#8 and #47
The writ of habeus corpus gives them at least 24 hours to charge you with a crime, I think it might even be 72 hours actually. Your statement about detention without accusation is actually irrelevant, this was an arrest not a person being detained. As implied by the time limit on habeus corpus they absolutely can arrest you without charging you, it is just that they have to eventually let you go, which in this case they obviously did. The police can, and in fact do this kind of shit every single day. In fact when police pull over and detain people for looking suspicious they almost always make the claim that the person fits a description. In the OPs case being told this wouldn't even be a lie. Stupid people give the police vague descriptions all the time and they use it to harass, detain, arrest, and sometimes beat the shit out of whoever they want.
(0)not really because chances are if the OP tried to take them to court or anything, the cops would get much better lawyers than the OP. and besides, they could just lie about what they did and who is the judge going to back up, the fellow men of "law and order" or some random guy who was just arrested? lol
#74 - On 08/01/2009 at 2:31pm by pyroanarchist23
(+2)Because people that rob houses never run right?
Hurray for dumbass police officers!
#5 - On 08/01/2009 at 6:17am by Tubasaurus
(0)if a police suspects anyone of a crime they can arrest them no matter what...I doubt this could be fake
#7 - On 08/01/2009 at 6:22am by wrigglezeus
(0)Not even then, they usually would tell you then but they don't have to. It is possible albeit very unlikely you wouldn't hear the charges until you were being arraigned in court, which in California could be like 4-5 days later if you were unlucky enough to be jailed over the weekend when the courts aren't open.
(+1)I didn't think anyone ever really gets an apology.
This is why I only run on the school track though.
#8 - On 08/01/2009 at 6:29am by redbluegreen
(+1)Popos busted into a local mayor's house, shot his two dogs and ransacked the place on a bogus drug suspicion... still no apology.
(+2)You only run on the school track incase someone called the cops for a robbery, desribed the robber as a man running and the cops saw you running and took you into the station?
#47 - On 08/01/2009 at 10:42am by ivoteno
(0)Have you never been running before? I've been harassed just because some woman didn't want me running by her house because I might someday decide to scratch her new car. It also can be quite dangerous to run on the side of the road. Doesn't matter what you're wearing or really where. The school track is safer, and if you're there, running, nobody really suspects you of anything. And at least here, the police do stop random runners sometimes. I prefer to avoid that.
#130 - On 08/03/2009 at 7:54am by redbluegreen
(-1)I call shenanigans.
We don't respond to 2-11 by stuffing a random runner in the car, and we sure as hell don't do it without an explanation.
They can reasonably stop and question you. If they deem necessary, yes, they can take you to the station. But unless they were already calling after you and you didn't stop, they're not going to "tackle" and drag you off.
Then again... you DO live in Massachusetts... ;-)
(+1)As you eluded to. Not all police departments are equal. Some cops just love tackling. Even if this isn't true for the OP it's absurd to think it never happens.
(+1)Maybe the OP was listening to music while running, so he didn't hear the cops telling him to stop, at which point they tackled him?
#58 - On 08/01/2009 at 11:13am by anniebananie
(0)Hey Farva! What's that place you like to eat all the time? The one with all the goofy shit on the walls?
(0)Just because YOU wouldn't do that doesn't mean other people will. Think before calling fake. This happens all the time.
#62 - On 08/01/2009 at 12:48pm by genius_man16
(0)File a lawsuit against them, it's illegal to arrest someone without telling them why or even telling them they're arrested as they're putting on the handcuffs or as early as possible which, n this case, seemed to be while the handcuffs where put on.
(0)Most things stolen from houses can't be hidden in pockets or anything.
You'd have to be fucking retarded to just grab any random person running off the only description being "he was running."
I call bullshit.
Either this fml is fictitious, like quite a few here, or cops in the states are mind numbingly stupid.
#22 - On 08/01/2009 at 7:56am by _Mish
(+1)I will say, as odd as it sounds, I do not doubt that there are some sincerely dumbass cops out there. For everyone calling fake, I would definitely have to keep that in mind.
And why is it that cops can NEVER apologize for the shit they mess up?
#24 - On 08/01/2009 at 7:58am by percussionchic
(+1)Because in some jurisdictions (don't know exactly about the US) apologising is legally much like admitting fault and can get them in more trouble in case OP sues. At least, that's my guess :)
(0)Wow that sucks. You should at least complain to the city or police chief or get a lawyer.
#34 - On 08/01/2009 at 9:27am by NorfolkDude
I assume you weren't wearing an all-black jogging outfit with matching balaclava on your run?
If indeed you weren't, maybe you just run really suspiciously. Maybe you should take legal action. FYL
#35 - On 08/01/2009 at 9:44am by bobbassguy
(+1)lawsuit. say they injured you and emotionally scarred you. if you're white no go. if you are black you're rich.
#40 - On 08/01/2009 at 10:01am by Essentials
(0)FYL but not much you can do. They legally can't offer any apology since it could be used against them in civil court when you sue them.
But really, they can't tell someone jogging from someone fleeing a crime scene?
#41 - On 08/01/2009 at 10:09am by Kristoffer
(+2)Ha. That reminds me of this one time, we were on vacation and a man in a blue F150 kidnapped three kids.
My step dad drives a blue F150, me, my brother and step brother were in the car. A cop pulled us over and asked if this man was our dad. My brother said he wasn't.
It was along day.
#42 - On 08/01/2009 at 10:15am by alwaysalady
(0)cops will never apologize. I was tackled and put in a hammerlock once b/c I happened to be wearing blue jeans and a white shirt that matched a description of a drug dealer they were looking for. a witness who reported the dealer was supposed to come and ID me, but never showed up. they let me go after about 20 minutes of that bullshit. no apologies.
(0)What are you wearing while you run? If you're running wearing a singlet and shorts, then the police are dumbass.
(0)yea... the police suck like that. they fucking suck. sorry to hear about that man. Ive been arrested a bunch of times for things I didnt do, spent time in jail. I got a severe case of the fuck-its now for the rest of my life. FML
(0)sorry ): but imagine the person you're gonna be in 20-30 years as extremely strong and wise for your experiences -- not defeated.
guess you're at the right place though. fml? :p
(0)#51_____ im so sorry but you are trying to be smart, but in fact make yourself sound like an idiot. Habeas Corpus (literally: you (will) have the body), is a action seeking relief from an unlawful detention. You might have confused HC for Miranda Rights (see, miranda v. arizona... "you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you ...etc etc"). But regardless, IF this is real, there are multiple lawsuits that can and SHOULD be filed: including unlawful arrest, excessive force, and civil rights violations.
#57____ stop whining... you either are the most unlucky person ever, or are constantly in the wrong place at the wrong time (in which case, you might want to examine your choice of friends/where you spend time)... getting arrested once for something you didnt do, is regrettable and tragic, but mistakes do happen... getting arrested multiple times for things you "didn't" do, doesnt happen
#61 - On 08/01/2009 at 12:33pm by inanegoldfish
(0)don't be fucking retarded, of course its possible. It gets more and more unlikely as you go through each arrest but its definitely possible. You have no grasp of mathematics, obviously.
(0)your fundamental legal rights have been violated. i say you sue them.
#64 - On 08/01/2009 at 1:14pm by lnf9ohfour
(0)Dude, I told you to stop going out running with a ski mask and a 9 mm. Didn't I tell you? I told you.
(0)don't they have to tell you what 'you' did before they take you away? also, they are some dumb ass cops. fyl.
#67 - On 08/01/2009 at 1:38pm by emmazing_x
(0)Yeah, right. Out of know where police arrest you without telling you your rights.
You can be arrested and brought for questioning if you're a suspect.
(0)This sounds so fake. Weren't you wearing exercise clothing? You shouldn't have looked like someone guilty of a crime
#69 - On 08/01/2009 at 2:03pm by MadeOfAwesome
(0)Good thing this isn't like the thing with professor Gates and good thing it isnt in Massachusetts where it took place
#70 - On 08/01/2009 at 2:06pm by bskballa92
(+1)this was my fiance matt's fml. he can't be bothered to make his own darn account right now (-.-' men) so henceforth is him speaking:
I'm a pasty white irish-american guy, so i don't think race was an issue with the cops. I don't remember how fast i was running, and I was wearing a Red Sox shirt and shorts. If they did yell 'hey stop' or something, I definitely didn't hear them. No, it's not fake. And yes, a lot of the cops in this city are idiots. The only thing they would say to me was my Miranda rights, and arguing seemed like a bad idea at the time. I know not all cops are dickholes, but these ones were. and as far as I know, they're still trying to find the person who robbed that house. And I forgot to put it in the FML, but all this went down mid-morning.
#72 - On 08/01/2009 at 2:24pm by Tiefling_Tasha
(0)Just sue them. They obviously didn't follow standard procedure.
#78 - On 08/01/2009 at 2:36pm by TotallyAwesome
(0)go to the media and make an ass out of them. and sue them.
#80 - On 08/01/2009 at 3:01pm by sportygal85
(0)Dammit, looks like everyone beat me to the Obama jokes.
#82 - On 08/01/2009 at 3:49pm by Dragonmouth
(0)I would of Roflmao'd if you were a girl, but i only lol'd
#88 - On 08/01/2009 at 4:28pm by breeanna16
(0)i honestly think that you made this up. my dad is a cop, and it's against the law for them to arrest anyone without telling them why and reading them their rights.
but if this did honestly happen to you, you can complain about the officers, because they broke the law.
(0)OP here (made an account woohoo). i can understand how some people balk at believing this: it does seem disheartening that officers of the law could be irresponsible, but I assure you, it happened. I am seeking legal council. And I'm sure your father is a decent cop, but it doesn't mean that all jack-hole cops are decent.
#135 - On 08/04/2009 at 1:29am by ChirpChirp0o0
(0)Fake, they have to tell you why they are arresting you.
If it's real, sue the cop, he'll get fired.
#94 - On 08/01/2009 at 4:59pm by JadeyVengeance
(0)Ive been pulled over by a cop before for no reason at all and when i asked why he just said that he had the right to pull anybody over at any given time. i wasnt even doing anything wrong. yes cops have to tell you why they are arresting you etc. but it doesnt mean they actually do it!
#96 - On 08/01/2009 at 5:22pm by crisle12358
(0)YDI for not knowing correct words, and saying a house was "robbed". PEOPLE are robbed, HOUSES are BURGLARIZED.
(0)Banks get robbed. Maybe the victims lived in a bank...
#132 - On 08/03/2009 at 1:13pm by Mexistache
(0)lol
u deserved it
totaly deserved it
there is the gym with 50% off reduction and u still dare to run in the polluted streets while cops try to solve a crime case HAHA! in ur nose
#98 - On 08/01/2009 at 5:33pm by BlackJewel
(0)Very fake..because the police would never risk it and not question you after handcuffing you.
#105 - On 08/01/2009 at 8:42pm by FoxiieRoxiie
(0)YDI for going out for a run!
No, really now. I'm just kidding.
But it's clearly fake because if you were the one who had robbed the house, wouldn't the police notice that you weren't, you know, carrying all the stuff?
Tsk, tsk...
#106 - On 08/01/2009 at 9:21pm by ilovewenis
(0)While I'm hesitant to believe this is true (I don't think they would arrest a man in jogging clothes with nothing in his arms) if it is true you can write to the chief of police with a complaint and have the officers who did this suspended and possibly fired.
(0)If they didn't tell you why you were being arrested ans read you your rights you can press charges. Do it.
#110 - On 08/01/2009 at 11:00pm by FuzzyWalnuts
(0)#98 hyozanryu - are you seriously bitching about grammar in a FML post???? And if you really wanna be a douche about something so pointless, there's a little thing called personification. It's where you give human characteristics to animals and inanimate objects.
So, is a house getting robbed grammatically correct? Yes.
Now fuck off grammar freak.
#111 - On 08/01/2009 at 11:09pm by FuzzyWalnuts
(0)Hey ass wipe. Yeah the guy should have gotten an apology or restitution, but there are good cops and bad cops, as like every profession. You know what, the cops keep our cities safe and if you want to be a douche and call them pigs. I hope you get screwed and the cops do nothing about it.
#120 - On 08/02/2009 at 1:32pm by pace_pusher
(0)as soon as i read this, i knew it happened in massachusetts
#117 - On 08/02/2009 at 2:24am by sofiesmurf
(0)call obama. he'll make sure to insult the policemen for you.
#121 - On 08/02/2009 at 2:14pm by muffinsareyummy
(0)bull shit, they HAVE to read you your miranda rights and tell you why you are being arrested. the cops can lose their jobs over that if you take legal action.
(0)I didn't get tackled, but got cuffed and detained once - for having long hair and being in the car with a Mexican in the rich side of town. After a k-9 unit came out and fruitlessly searched me and the vehicle, one of the cops actually cussed me out for wasting their time (because I didn't have drugs on me).
(0)Isn't it against the law to arrest someone and not tell them what there accused of?
#140 - On 03/15/2010 at 7:52pm by Checkered_Mafia
