Now that video cameras on cell phones are becoming common, we are seeing a lot of cases where police arrests and charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest are shown to be merely police covers for their own misconduct.
There is always a reason that a prosecutor does not believe he has a case he can win, and a combination of factual innocence and police misconduct is something that can lead him to drop charges.
I don't assume every person arrested is innocent, but I am realistic enough to know that false arrests are much more common than the police would like us to believe.
No question that there is much more poilice misconduct that previously acknowledged. My own city is struggling with a few high profile cases with right now, and nobody is very happy about any of it. As far as Mr Zimmermann is concerned, I ran accross this: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/17/v-fullstory/2700249/shooter-of-trayvon-martin-a-habitual.html#storylink=cpy
“As for any past legal blemishes, he was once arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer when he interfered in a friend’s arrest. The charge was reduced to simple battery, and he entered a plea that allowed him to have a clean record and qualify for a concealed weapons permit.”
This is a bit different than the story we’ve been hearing...