You got lucky, they usually do not take kindly to those that hurt their officers
I didn't even get my ass kicked by the police.
Not one of 'em hit me. Even the officer didn't hit me back. I stopped immediately, when I realized it was a police officer. He'd grabbed me from behind while I was sitting on a guy and slapping the shit out of him because he had hit his girlfriend in front of me.
I was actually arrested while I was supposed to be performing.
The cop hadn't identified himself as a cop and just grabbed me. So, I stood up at the same time I was turning and punched the person that had grabbed me from behind. It was just about the same time that I hit 'em that I noticed they were a cop.
If they'd identified themselves, I'd have not punched them. Policy was that they were to identify themselves clearly and he didn't do so. That's how it ended up being a civil suit. The dude I was kicking the shit out of sued me, his girlfriend sued me for mental trauma, and the cop sued me for lost wages and medical expenses.
All told, it was like 20k for legal fees and another 110k in judgments.
I do remember you telling me that story, now that you tell me again.
Still many times in that circumstance I can see the cops beating the shit out of you for hitting one of them
I am baffled that I didn't get my ass kicked while in handcuffs. I didn't even get hit, or poorly treated.
Then again, the officer didn't know his jaw was broken at the time. He just knew it hurt. I hit him with a great punch AND I was standing up at the same time, so I had a ton of momentum.
I have no idea why I didn't get my ass whooped.
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