When Perry refused to give her name and tried to walk inside to call her son, the officer tried to arrest her,
Her "attitude" is the officers opinion on it - and he's trying to justify his actions as his as* is now on the line.
If a policeman had showed up at my door for the crime of having dry grass - and with the demeanor he seems to have had - I would have been scared enough to turn to get my son.
But what tells the real story of what went down is what was done at the station.
, supervisors became aware of the circumstances and immediately released the woman and returned her to her home on the basis that there were other options available to handle this situation besides making an arrest and holding the woman in jail," Orem police Lt. Doug Edwards wrote in the news release.
At least THEY had some common sense. Tells the story
Too damn bad. She was on her own property, and she can take any kind of attitude she wants.
Lock her up for resisting arrest and teach her a lesson.
She was allegedly in violation of a city ordinance. What arrestable offense did she commit in the first place? Or do you advocate arresting citizens on their own property for bad attitudes toward government officials?
I am not certain one needs to continue standing at the door talking to a police officer unless he has a warrant or suspicion of a felony. If the officer is serving a ticket, it can be mailed - many are mailed.
I don’t think an arrest for not talking to an officer is in order. I certainly don’t condone someone cheering during such an instant arrest.