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To: MichiganMan
These additional details don't make it sound any worse for the police than the original one did. It only cements the idea that Ms. Gotbaum had some real problems. Not only was her alcoholism a psychological problem, but the fact that she'd been drinking could also have triggered a physical one that her outburst didn't help.

There are witnesses to the situation, and I haven't seen one mention any sort of brutality or mistreatment by the officers. The family is having a hard time dealing with their loved one's death, but blaming the police isn't making them look any more wise in their decision to let her travel alone.

13 posted on 10/05/2007 9:43:33 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
These additional details don't make it sound any worse for the police than the original one did.

That was my point. The original threads were peppered with statements and insinuations by freepers that the police murdered the woman. I find such reckless bomb throwing by the proverbial pajama'ed blogger in his basement, claiming superior insight to those actually at the scene, to be worth calling out when they're shown to be wrong.

19 posted on 10/05/2007 10:17:35 PM PDT by MichiganMan (Last year, this consumer spent over $1,700 on Linux compatible hardware.)
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