Chris Rock - How not to get your ass kicked by the police!
InsaneNutterCited 4× on HN, 2009–2026
comedy · general · 2009–2026 on HN
A Chris Rock sketch giving comedic advice on how to behave during police encounters to avoid getting hurt.
HN cites it as a darkly funny, often-quoted take on police encounters, referenced in policing and parenting threads.
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4 comments from Hacker News
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
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
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.
Without hearing both sides of the story, an instructional video came to mind: Chris Rock's: How not to get your a$$ kicked by police ▶ this video Hope this situation gets worked out amicably though.