[We don’t expect governments to be] ... well, we don’t, inasmuch as we have some kind of democratic, or indirect democratic, influence over them. Pragmatically we shouldn’t be surprised. In a place that can give us a Barack Obama as a president, lesser follies should scarcely surprise us.
It looks like this fight of ego is going to beckon on a backlash; of what exact kind remains to be seen. And it will way transcend the issue of some bikers, of whatever ill repute.
My issues with this include the fact that Reyna overreached his position by inserting himself inappropriately into the investigation and then ordering law enforcement to jail almost 200 men without enough grounds to be Constitutional. And the fact that those arrests violate 8th amendment right with excessive bail. Personally, I also think the numerous arrests violated the rights of many due to loss of jobs and property.
Those issues aren’t the focus of this article but definitely related as those violations are why Reyna is facing the civil suit. Fortunately for my blood pressure, I live in an adjacent county or I’d be very ticked off at my tax money going to support the DA who I personally think brought on this suit by actions outside his jurisdiction. I’m not a lawyer so don’t know the real legal ins and outs, just a taxpayer who thinks stuff like this is robbery to the tax base.