And its still not the fault of the arresting officers.
Holding someone in jail without charges, slapping an, at worst, a traffic ticket, in a cell with a multiple killer, and you’d apologize for the cops?
In the spirit of compromise, why don’t we take the sheriff down to the state prison, throw him in general population for 48 hours, and tell the inmates they need to behave because there is a cop in the cell block.
Good cops should be respected. Bad cops should be tarred and feathered, and then punished.
And its still not the fault of the arresting officers.
Don't type with your mouth full.
“...And its still not the fault of the arresting officers...”
Absolutely the fault of the arresting officers! They are allowed sufficient discretion to assess the totality of the circumstances and decide if an arrest is needed, or if further investigation is warranted. Judges and clerks are not infallible. They do make mistakes. I have personal experience cleaning up some of those messes.
I don’t know all of the facts, but if the following are in the ball park of the facts...
1. It’s an 11 year old warrant for a minor traffic violation
2. The warrant does not indicate failure to pay
3. DMV shows no license suspensions on her record due to any failure to pay
4. She is not itinerant
5. Extended family in the area
6. No other arrest history
7. She was given a receipt for paying the fine
No way is she under arrest. I would tell my guys to get her information so we can follow up and advise her to get her receipt to the courthouse at her next opportunity and get it straightened out. Done. Sensibly.
We need more Andy Griffiths and fewer Barney Fifes.