As least they did not shoot her. At one time, the officer explained that signing a citation was not an admission of guilt, but,was just saying that they would appear in court. I suppose like everything else, that is gone with the wind. One now only must obey the master’s command without questioning.
It has been years since I was issued a citation but the officer explained it at the time. Are you claiming that the procedure has changed everywhere? How do you know that in this instance the officer did not explain to the woman that her signature was just a promise to appear, not an admission of guilt?