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see also, section III http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf http://www.just
by alentrekin 11y ago
see also, section III
http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-release...
- alentrekin 11y agoPolice privilege provides legal justification for any detention made with probable cause. Heroin straw > arrest > detention under bail.
- gknoy 11y agoIn the case mentioned in the article, though, when the man is _holding_ a soda, and has said that he's going to use the straw for that, it seems farcical to consider treating the straw as drug paraphernalia as "probable cause".
- tsotha 11y agoProbable cause is something you need to conduct a search. They went far beyond a search in this instance. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the idea they actually charged him with a crime when they had no evidence a crime was committed. None. I don't understand why the judge didn't laugh them out of court.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoBecause he's racist, corrupt, or both?
- tsotha 11y agoOr neither. You probably shouldn't make allegations like that without having some kind of evidence.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoCharged with a crime absent evidence of a crime is evidence of corruption. The racism is merely speculation but it's not wild speculation. You shouldn't overlook obvious evidence.