re: #256 HelloDare

I heard the same thing from two cops who called in on a radio talk show. The said the charges are dropped after the person has calmed down and had time to reflect on what happened.

So all this talk that the charges being dropped proves that Gates should not have been arrested is bogus.

It’s kind of fascinating that conservatives who are generally concerned about excessive power of the state find it to be OK for the police to arrest people for, essentially, the crime of annoying them. Is giving people time to reflect really something we want the police to do?