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[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

How is making an error the right thing?



And just what caution might you be referring to?




And yes, scaeagles, handcuffs are always a welcome assistance to an elderly black man.

He said that he felt Gates was acting strangely. He still had a lot of suspicions about Gates and the way he was acting so he hauled him in. Cops always go into situations thinking of the worst case scenario that could or has happened. That's a good thing, imho. What if they arrested him and then found out it wasn't his house after all? I mean, we can 'what if' til we all turn blue (LoT is pretty blue in color already) but the possibility that something else might be going on was there.

I would have made the same error. In the same situation, I would have done the same thing.

Handcuffs are used for everybody. The handcuffs were not excessive.