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That “timewaster” wasn’t “tossed” in. It was the in the original “offer”. It’s hardly my fault if you missed it. After reading this post, am I to assume that you might expect that that little rant of insults to me should be ignored, and that I should go on with you business as usual? Do you treat those who you work with, or live with, or do business with in person the same way? Insults, and then expectations that they forgive such insults just because you’re you? What you posted to me (#121) IS a violation of FR policy regarding personal attacks, is it not, Laz? Especially given that I have not engaged in similar personal attacks against you. We disagree on the merits of this particular incident. My view of the video this woman made clearly shows that she was too close to the police action, and that the officers had the right, and the resposibility, to address that fact. Would he have been better served to have simply asked her to move further away from the police action? Possibly. But, her reaction to him IMO clealy demonstrates she had ulterior motives for what she was doing. The fact she is a “activist” should also be given weight. Are there incidents where police overstep their authority - yes. Should we lump all such incidents together? No. But, it appears that there are some who are willing to dispense with their objectivity in a single case and paint LE with a broad brush. The officer was respectful in his speech; he was not verbally abusive. He did not use heavy-handed force in any way, either with the “suspect” or Emily Good. Emily did NOT retreat back into her yard when confronted by the officer. The video clearly indicates her movements were miniscule. She WAS standing on the sidewalk, within feet of the officers who were searching the suspects vehicle. Note the power pole to the right of where the woman was standing. Also note the conversation after Emily Good was taken away, where her friends commented about how she was just standing on the sidewalk. I make the same challenge to you I’ve made to others. Walk up within a few feet of a police action and note the officer’s reaction to your presence. Does it matter that this woman would not actually have engaged in any actions against the officers? Police are trained, and rightly so, to secure the area of the police action, regardless of who is there or what they’re intent is. When officers fail to do so, that is when officers are killed or injured, no? So, you and these others are suggesting that officers should ignore their police training in this instance simply because you don’t like what occurred? Seriously? Police everywhere, I guess, need to be retrained to ignore any possible threats so as to not “offend” someone. Wow!