‘Required by law’ and ‘facility policy’ are two very different things.
It’s not difficult to understand police being called to enforce a law and subsequently arresting someone for violating the law. If the lawbreaker resists, well, as you said, that’s a stupid game and there will be a prize for that.
What is not easy to understand is how the police can be used as bullies to enforce a ‘facility policy’ beyond forcing a non-compliant person to leave the facility.
Arresting them for charges of trespassing would be obvious and reasonable at that point, but arresting and charging them for breaking a policy that is not a law is unreasonable.
When told to leave - for trespassing - she should have left without scuffling with the police as she was going to lose. Hopefully, she will decide to pursue this in the courts.
Peach
I presume that she was given the opportunity to comply or leave that she she refused to do either. I think that would, in fact, be standard procedure for that situation.
"Arresting them for charges of trespassing would be obvious and reasonable at that point, but arresting and charging them for breaking a policy that is not a law is unreasonable."
I assume she was originally placed under arrested for either an actual law (Here in NC law enforcement has the authority to arrest for violation of Governor's order) or for trespassing. I agree police do not have the authority to arrest for violation of local policy.
"When told to leave - for trespassing - she should have left without scuffling with the police as she was going to lose."
Agreed.