Unconducted meetings

The opposition’s life in Russia sometimes presents such surprises that a person loyal to the authorities or simply indifferent and socially passive cannot even dream of. A special article is communication with our glorious law enforcement officers. Behind the police, I will tell you, I need to write down how for children. There are purely philological finds, and sometimes the breathtaking game of the virgin mind, not clouded by unnecessary information and excessive knowledge, and unexpected actions, it is not clear what logic subordinates. In other words, at those moments of communication, when police officers do not hit you with a rubber stick on the head or do not drag you into a car gut, it is not only instructive to observe these children, but also extremely curious. Personally, in such cases, the unnecessary instinct of the natural scientist awakens.

I have already talked and wrote many times that, from my point of view, the aggression of representatives of this mass in our country is not at all their dominant feature, characteristic of the overwhelming majority of policemen. Here, rather, we must talk about the permanent manifestation of aggression, due to the presence of certain external factors. For example, by order of higher bosses or a reaction to communication with people without shoulder straps, whose behavior in specific segments of time is behind the line of understanding fighters with crime and seems to them inadequate. Meanwhile, in the circumstances of the non -extreme average policeman, it can even demonstrate a certain agreement and a tendency to peaceful resolution of conflicts. However, do not forget that almost all of them are subject to very fast and not always predicted mood change. It seems that you just had a peaceful conversation with the representative of the authorities, and at times his clarifying gaze gave you the hope that your arguments would be heard, when just the next second a fire -breathing monster, spraying saliva and waving his hands. And even their rubber continuation. However, a quiet voice and a calm pacifying tone are not always the key to success in communicating with these people. I have already used the next technique a couple of times.

When on March 31, a young sergeant grabbed my elbow on the triumph square, I threw off his hand and, looking straight into my eyes, hissed angrily: “Absolutely foolish! You don’t see who you are grabbed, son!? ” The sergeant recoiled, mumbled something like: “He was to blame, he knew ...” and dissolved in the gray mass of his colleagues. It is clear that my younger comrades will be difficult to use this simple technique.

Nevertheless, people far from our theme should still stay away from police officers. What is called - from sin. And in any case, not allow children to enter into any voluntary contacts with them. It is necessary to explain to the child that at the sight of an outfit or a lonely crazy policeman, one should hide without attracting excess attention. But do not run under any circumstances. (Unless, of course, your child is not engaged in athletics.) It has long been known that police officers react very nervously and always inadequately to a running person. You just need to go to the other side of the street or to quietly drop into a nearby gate.

But, I repeat, a person prepared for communication with our law enforcement officers sometimes gives amazing surprises. Just the other day, we held single pickets near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Oktyabrskaya Square. The correctness and prevention of police officers serving our sunk event simply cannot be described. It looked especially contrasting against the backdrop of a robbery acceleration of a rally on May 31. It is clear that they received an appropriate order, but still most of the picketers were simply shocked. For example, I was “screwed” as follows. (God sees, I do not embellish anything.)

After I stood with the poster “May 31 on May 31, we will not forgive me! Nurgaliev resign! ” A hollow major came up to me and said in a gentle in quiet voice: “Alexander Yuryevich, if it does not difficult, go to the car.” “And if it complicates?” I asked with a challenge. “Alexander Yuryevich, let's not make a scandal ...” I didn’t arrange ... Already in the department, the captain, no less warning than the previous major, took me aside and said: “Alexander Yuryevich, you were never detained, we invited you solely in order to conduct an explanatory conversation with you ...” “Well, I have so,” I muttered gloomily ... “I want to tell you, and I continued to tell you, - continued the captain, - and continued to tell you, - continued the captain, -” continued to tell you, - “ That you, according to the law, have every right to single picket. And no one can prevent you ... ”“ Wait a minute, ”I was taken aback,“ so you brought me here ... ”“ Well, yes, ”the captain blurred in a smile,“ to explain your rights to you ... ”

And ten minutes before this breathtaking conversation, two of my comrades - Andrei Piontkovsky and Mikhail Schneider - actually went on a deal with justice. Moreover, on behalf of justice, the same captain spoke. Schneider, citing the fact that there was no fact of detention, asked him to return our posters. “Not a question,” the captain answered, “but today you are no longer getting up.” “And tomorrow?” Schneider completely insolent. "And tomorrow - on the drum, not my shift ..."

I said goodbye to the captain, turned and, still grinning, went to the exit from the department. I walked and asked myself: “Now, if now this sweet captain, clearly not devoid of a sense of humor, will follow the corresponding order, he will shoot me in the back of the head?”