[Howlin]

Evidently the Modesto Police Department and the DA didn't think it was theft; nobody was arrested.

They stated it was a civil matter; and I, for one, am glad to see the Rochas stand up and stop taking crap from Mark Geragos and the Petersons.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Yeah, the Modesto police stood by and watched so it MUST be ok...

I seem to recall lots of instances where the police just 'stood by' and let things happen - such as the destruction of the 911 Memorial Fence, since it was 'Private Property', - that must have ben legal, too. or maybe how the police stood by and watched Christopher Kime get beaten to death in the Mardis Gras celebration in Seattle - I guess that means beating people to death is leagl too...

My point is, just because the police stand by and watch something happen, it doesn't mean it's not a violation of the law - it could mean it's policemen who are not clear on the law... sad to say, that's happening more and more in recent decades :(