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Originally Posted by fatso
1. is it standard policy for police to ask for ID from persons inside the house when responding to a break-and-enter? (it may be, but I didn't see it in the link).
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from the boston.com article:
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Crowley’s police union issued a statement saying it had reviewed the arrest of Gates and expressed “full and unqualified support’’ for his actions.
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His actions at the scene of this matter were consistent with his training, with the informed policies and practices of the Department, and with applicable legal standards.’
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So I assume he did things by the book... in the sense of asking for ID
Can't cops pull up an address and find you and your picture in their database? They all have laptop mounted on their dashboards now.. I thought they would know whom they are potentially dealing with before knocking on a door... surprises me to learn that may not be the case.
Prolly a combo of two guys haviong a long day and over reacting to little things so it esculated it into bad decisions, yelling at a cop and arresting a guy on nothing because he pissed you off.
They should go for a beer, watch a game and get over it... media needs to let it die.