Goodness! Which police state do you live in? :) Overzealous indeed!
“Which police state do you live in?”
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Just that I’ve seen some pretty bizarre “assault” charges over the years! e.g. -
“A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26877682/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/charge-dropped-against-man-accused-farting/