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To: SoldierDad
Not all the details are available. I’ll reserve judgement based on the incompleteness of the evidence, thank you.

Umm, the DA dropped all charges against the woman, said there was absolutely no grounds for her arrest... read the whole story.

91 posted on 06/27/2011 4:18:35 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour (With The Resistance...)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
I READ the whole story, sir. I'm unimpressed by the fact that the DA dismissed all charges. This is also something that happens with perps who are guilty of having committed the crime(s) to which they were originally arrested. So, what is your point here?

I did not say the officer did act appropriately. I also am not saying that he didn't. There IS missing facts in this situation, and also an apparent disconnect among those who missed the part in the video where the woman was too close to the police when she was initially confronted. YOU might wish to rewatch the video, and pay close attention to the officer's comment to this woman where he states she is on the sidewalk (not in her front yard), at which time the woman begins backing up (clearly observable if you pay attention to the video). Police, properly trained, will require bystanders to not be in close proximity to a police action, and rightly so. Simply because the DA did not wish to pursue charges is not evidence that the officer acted wrongly. Also missing is any video evidence of just what comments the woman made prior to the video starting (something the officer also alludes to). If she made comments which prompted the officer to address them, perhaps that could explain his reaction. There is a few missing elements IMO.

104 posted on 06/27/2011 4:36:07 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier currently deployed in the Valley of Death, Afghanistan)
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