“We have already been told that they should have taken names and addresses and not arrested anyone.”
Told by whom? How many fake ID’s have you seen? The ones I’ve seen certainly fooled me. In many cases people are arrested and then during the fingerprint search found to be using false identification. If names and addresses were taken then the innocent would indeed have been treated properly. However, the guilty would be free also and they might go on committing crimes. Imagine the outrage if they’d actually been at the scene, guilty of murder, but let go. Whatever public official responsible would certainly be looking for a new job as a checker at Wal-Mart.
As a member of the general populace I’d prefer that the police be allowed to verify the identity of each person. That means an arrest. And, given the circumstances of bodies on the ground, regardless of who eventually turns out to be responsible, an arrest is in order.
Unlike the courts, we are only given one side by a partisan news organization and a legal defender who is allowed to lie as much as he likes to the press and the viewer.
“Told by whom? “
By some of the ‘constitutional scholars’ that post here.
None of which explains the $1 million dollar bond for all individuals arrested.
but keep trying