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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
A few things:
We have heard only one side as someone stated. I, for one, don't believe her story nor do I believe the suggestion that this was racially motivated.
Obstruction is the outright refusal to identify yourself or providing a fictitious name. One could not be charged with obstruction for providing some source of identification provided that id was indeed them. Legally, it's not possible. Thus there is much more to this story that she is not telling you.
Maybe she is upset because she is embarrassed by what happened. Who knows, it just simply doesn't add up.
The 'ticket' or bylaw offense notice can be applied to the criminal paperwork- one might not receive a physical ticket.
Ask her how she was released- what paperwork does she have. Does she have a court date? Or did her 'embassy' take care of it.
Jail is not a comfortable place. I am sure, if we went to jail, we would like to thing we would get a single cell with a private bath and room service. It's not gonna happen.
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I'm usually a very skeptical person and rationally minded. I know there are major holes in the story and it all sounds circumspect. All I can offer is that from her earnest emotional response, I don't detect any guile or that she's trying to hide anything. I'm not going to press for more details unless told because it is obviously uncomfortable for them to talk about it.
In any case, law abiding and honest citizens getting stopped for jaywalking on your way to work only to end up in jail for 13 hours is crap and should not happen unless you really do something to deserve it. If she made a scene and was uncooperative, perhaps then it is justified...Then again, doing that in Canada can get you tasered to death.