THEY WHERE JUST DOING THEIR JOB!/sarcasm I live in St. Louis and ever since the mike brown thing that excuse has been everywhere.

That's a tough one man i'm very interested in reading what other redditors have to say because i have found myself in a somewhat similar situation. I'm from a small town south of st. louis and was a wild teen and got into some trouble when i was younger (i shot a bb gun at a parked car and the driver was in it and turned out to be a off duty police officer), now at 31 i'm a model citizen and would never dream of acting out like i did in my teen years. 2 or 3 years ago when visiting home i was followed for suspicious behavior (washed my car after dark) and eventually pulled over. The police officer had ran my plates and remembered my name as the (in his words) "piece of shit that shot his partner back in 2002" proceeded to m.f. me and threaten to drag me out of my car through the window while he had his gun out (not pointed but in his hand). All this time not realizing that i had my wife and 3 yr old so with me, who thank god slept through the whole ordeal. Eventually i was let go with a warning for a tail light out and that "i should expect that kind of treatment anytime i come back to his town". We filed a complaint with the department but nothing ever came of it. This experience leaves me scared to visit home, and scared to death that i'll have to talk to my kids about why they police who i have taught them to respect and trust would ever treat daddy like that. Every time i visit my parents i fear this and this experience runs through my head. i feel you op.

i second the people saying cc to the media. Unfortunately that's the only way things get done. its sad that the word we live in people only care about how they appear to other people and not the moral fiber that actually regulates their actions.