Outrageous conduct by this cop. But, he probably made a lot of points with his boss. That conduct is probably condoned, at least in muted tones, by the Department.
If the attorney told him that her client would answer no questions, he should have stopped immediately.
That was no Cop TV show where they get away with whatever they want to. The lawyer should sure for false arrest.
I don’t know the details but it sounds somewhat like SF police are becoming like the Saudis, where the attorney goes to prison too if our so-called “justice” system is offended by the crime of defendant.
Like it or not we the people are facing an uphill battle to retain our liberty and fundamental principle of being innocent until the government proves us guilty. Civil forfeitures are but another example.
The cop should have simply taken the pictures he wanted and not engaged in further discussion. I don’t know of any law preventing a cop (or ME, for that matter) of taking someone’s picture in a public place.
I am guessing a cop is going to get suspended over this at the very least. the cop might even be guilty of a felony because he used his position to detain some ie kidnap.
I am sure there is a lot more to the story!
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I’ll have to see her picture to determine if she’s guilty or not.
-PJ
How can anyone argue about this? we have very basic info and a short video. There is not enough information contained in the video or the text to tell exactly what happened. I only see one side of the story and a video segment that does not cover then entire encounter. We don’t even know why they wanted pictures. What if this guy was wanted for something else and they knew he was coming to court that day. Obviously I’m speculating here, point is no one knows the whole story.. how the hell can we argue about it yet?
Cops have become, simply, evil.