Posted on 05/14/2015 8:37:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Justin Palmer, 36, was at the public car-charging station at Virginia Avenue Park (map) on the evening of April 21 when he was approached by officers who said the park had closed at 11 p.m.
Palmer refused to leave, according to police, who issued him a citation for violating the park closure ordinance. He also refused to provide his identification, a Santa Monica Police Department news release stated two days after the incident.
Palmer said he told officers it was not yet 11 p.m. and asked why they needed his identification since he had done nothing wrong.
Then, abruptly, he was swept off his feet and fell head-first, hitting the side of his head and briefly blacking out, Palmer told KTLA on Monday.
He “actively resisted” arrest, police said, prompting them to restrain and pepper-spray him. After being taken to jail, he was hospitalized and “medically cleared,” according to police.
Thirteen days later, the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office announced that no charges would be filed against Palmer
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Yeah, I’m done. My money is on insane.
You are whacko!
Donna has proven to be nothing but an incoherent troll.
Don't feed the troll.
In the old days, this would be an invitation to a FReep.
The problem was the cops were not enforcing the law, they were making it up. They law said 11, it wasn’t 11 yet so they had no business harassing him.
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