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Chris Rock - How not to get your ass kicked by the police!

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Comedy
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Cited on HN 4 times, 2009–2026, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN cites it as a darkly funny, often-quoted take on police encounters, referenced in policing and parenting threads.

A Chris Rock sketch giving comedic advice on how to behave during police encounters to avoid getting hurt.

2 citations · 2 jokes · Comedy · partly dated

4 Hacker News comments

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@omonra Dec 2014 Cites it
on HN thread Is It Bad Enough Yet?
Curious what prompted Chris Rock to change his view: [this video] . Does he think that things have got worse for US blacks vis-a-vis police interaction in the last 10 years? Or is it something else.
Chris Rock's earlier take on police encounters.
@air7 Feb 2023 Cites it
on HN thread Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dunkin' Donuts
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Whenever I hear a story about a police encounter that went sour (which is often) I have to remind myself that this is probably pure sensationalism. In the US about 30 million adults have a police initialed encounter per year[1]. It seems obvious to me that the vast, vast majority of these encounters end in the way common-sense would dictate, and that only very few have the shocking, blood-boiling finale that can make you angry enough to demand reform. But equally obvious is that these are the exact stories that are attention grabbing and therefor news worthy (at least in the click-through sense). I remind myself of this prevalence perception skewing effect that the news has whenever I read it and I try to actively resist it. This reminds me of an 20yo comedy skit (that probably wouldn't be made today) by Chris Rock called "How not to get your ass kicked by the police!" which seems to say the same thing. [2] Of course I might be mistaken. I wonder if people here have data to prove otherwise? --- [1] [link] [2] [this video]
Chris Rock skit on police encounters, cited as similar in message.
@tbyehl Mar 2026 Makes a joke
on HN thread Pike: To Exit or Not to Exit
Nonono, despite my outward white appearance, I follow the sage wisdom of Chris Rock[0]. It's so I have enough advance notice to blast "Fuck the Fire Department" so we can share a nice laugh at the historic rivalry between LE / FD. [0] How Not To Get Your Ass Kicked by the Police: [this video]

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