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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket
Because I don't see it that way. I'm not going to side with the police on every single situation. At this time, I agree with this policeman.
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I'm still trying to ponder what "worst case scenario" he could possibly have been protecting against. He had on his hands an irate middle age college professor with mobility issues in/outside of his own home. Was he preventing the officer from leaving the scene? Was he threatening anyone, much less anyone other than the officer, with violence? He was ranting and raving and making a scene...that would have abruptly ended had the officer got in his car and left. Arresting him prevented nothing, except perhaps the officer losing some face. Arresting him was a stupid decision made because he couldn't think of anything better to do and probably was unwilling to just say, "Fine, whatever dude, here's my badge number go bitch at my boss for a while."