This Is so Pathetic

**kuhio98** · 09-20-2007, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Catlady711

From what I gathered from just that article the woman refused to give information to the police when they asked, and apparently resisted the officer, both of which will tend to make cops very mad.

True. It may not be smart to anger the cops. BUT IT ISN'T AGAINST THE LAW.

**Catlady711** · 09-20-2007, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by kuhio98

True. It may not be smart to anger the cops. BUT IT ISN'T AGAINST THE LAW.

Actually resisting arrest IS against the law.

If the cop had a bonafide warrent, which the news article doesn't say one way or the other, then yes he would have been in his rights to restrain her to take her into custody. Although I'd find any judge questionable that would sign a warrent for the 'crime' of a brown lawn.

Again we have to remember that news articles rarely present all the facts of a case, they are usually slanted to gain sympathy for one side or the other, and frequently leave out details. Their entire goal is to sell papers, get hits on their website, and gain viewers for tv, not to present an entire case worth of a jury trial.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 09-20-2007, 07:27 PM

Points to Remember >>>

Originally Posted by Catlady711

We have to remember that news articles rarely present all the facts of a case,
they are usually slanted to gain sympathy for one side or the other,
and frequently leave out details.

Their entire goal is to sell papers, get hits on their website, and gain viewers for TV,
not to present an entire case worth of a jury trial.

Golly!
Makes you *wonder* if what ya read in the paper and see on TV is
the really Straight Scoop!

And then there's the Internet ...