I was just watching a repeat of Abrams which showed Evans walking into the "fingerprint area". He SHOOK HANDS with a black officer - perhaps the sheriff deputy who brought him there or someone serving in the booking area. How often does that happen?
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Probably more often than you think when a defendant is permitted to surrender rather than being roused out of bed and cuffed as was the case of the other two indicted here.
Arresting is what usually happens when a police officer observes some behavior that he thinks needs to be stopped immediately OR if the police think someone will flee. People indicted often surrender.
And if you go in and are treated decently, there is no reason not to shake hands.
I'm glad that is normal. I hope all suspects who are respectful are treated respectfully.