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> Henin was placed in handcuffs because police in New Jersey thought the car was stolen. That was because, months earlier, the car had been courtesy towed in We

> Henin was placed in handcuffs because police in New Jersey thought the car was stolen. That was because, months earlier, the car had been courtesy towed in West Philly, and she reported it stolen as police advised. Henin followed up with Philadelphia police when she later found her car, but they mistakenly left it in the stolen-vehicle database. It could be the argument for a sitcom. Not funny in real life when police is pointing a gun at you.

quickthrower2 4y ago
More like a dystopian horror movie
- klodolph 4y ago
  I think I’ve seen this kind of farce happen often enough in sitcoms. Odd Couple “My Strife In Court”, Seinfeld “The Parking Garage”, The Golden Girls “Ladies of the Evening”. People are always getting arrested in sitcoms for dumb reasons.
  - Pulcinella 4y ago
    This also happens in the opening of “Brazil” which is a dystopian nightmare with a small amount of humor and plenty of farce. “Oops the dystopian government black bagged the wrong person because of a typo. So sorry! Here’s a check for the inconvenience.”
    - colpabar 4y ago
      The scene with the widow asking about her husband's body is foundational in my distrust and hatred of bureaucracy.
2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
They didn’t check the license and registration of the vehicle?
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  It was reported stolen by the owner. Reread the article for the full story on that.
  - jonas21 4y ago
    Right, but they could have verified that the registered owner and person driving the car were the same person. However, since it was in a different state, perhaps the registration database wasn't available - only the stolen vehicle database was.
    - sokoloff 4y ago
      The article says she was handcuffed (detained); it does not say she was arrested (which would be absurd).
      - jonas21 4y ago
        The quote from the police chief implies she was arrested (though it's in brackets, so it could just be sloppy reporting): > “My sergeant on the scene received information from Philly PD, who said, ‘Go ahead. Lock her up. It’s [a] good [arrest],’” Long Beach Township Police Chief Anthony Deely said in 2020.
        sokoloff 4y ago
        This tweet suggests she was not arrested: https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/1294273901871104000 https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/129427390187110400...
      - 2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
        The cuffs are also absurd. Here is a article not behind a paywall/forced login screen https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/crime/a-philly-police-courtesy-tow-landed-a-lawyer-in-handcuffs-on-lbi-for-stealing-her/article_f2393a98-a4a3-571f-b189-151163c210a3.html https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/crime/a-philly-police-c... So they even approached her at gun point. And the initial tow and police report was due to police stupidity. Now I don’t want to profile people, but she looks like a regular person and she reports her height as 4ft 11. At what point did the police feel threatened enough to draw weapons?
renewiltord 4y ago

quickthrower2 4y ago

More like a dystopian horror movie

klodolph 4y ago
I think I’ve seen this kind of farce happen often enough in sitcoms. Odd Couple “My Strife In Court”, Seinfeld “The Parking Garage”, The Golden Girls “Ladies of the Evening”. People are always getting arrested in sitcoms for dumb reasons.
- Pulcinella 4y ago
  This also happens in the opening of “Brazil” which is a dystopian nightmare with a small amount of humor and plenty of farce. “Oops the dystopian government black bagged the wrong person because of a typo. So sorry! Here’s a check for the inconvenience.”
  - colpabar 4y ago
    The scene with the widow asking about her husband's body is foundational in my distrust and hatred of bureaucracy.

2muchcoffeeman 4y ago

They didn’t check the license and registration of the vehicle?

quickthrower2 4y ago
It was reported stolen by the owner. Reread the article for the full story on that.
- jonas21 4y ago
  Right, but they could have verified that the registered owner and person driving the car were the same person. However, since it was in a different state, perhaps the registration database wasn't available - only the stolen vehicle database was.
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    The article says she was handcuffed (detained); it does not say she was arrested (which would be absurd).
    - jonas21 4y ago
      The quote from the police chief implies she was arrested (though it's in brackets, so it could just be sloppy reporting): > “My sergeant on the scene received information from Philly PD, who said, ‘Go ahead. Lock her up. It’s [a] good [arrest],’” Long Beach Township Police Chief Anthony Deely said in 2020.
      - sokoloff 4y ago
        This tweet suggests she was not arrested: https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/1294273901871104000 https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/129427390187110400...
    - 2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
      The cuffs are also absurd. Here is a article not behind a paywall/forced login screen https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/crime/a-philly-police-courtesy-tow-landed-a-lawyer-in-handcuffs-on-lbi-for-stealing-her/article_f2393a98-a4a3-571f-b189-151163c210a3.html https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/crime/a-philly-police-c... So they even approached her at gun point. And the initial tow and police report was due to police stupidity. Now I don’t want to profile people, but she looks like a regular person and she reports her height as 4ft 11. At what point did the police feel threatened enough to draw weapons?

renewiltord 4y ago