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Originally Posted by patternpilot
I actually pity the young people in this world. They are in no way being given the chance to live in the free world most of us older folks knew. Common sense is no longer the norm, a mans word is no longer valid and the police become more like the Gestapo every day.
The woman was wrong, by not returning the item. The police were wrong by over reacting to the type and severity of crime. Heck they had the arrest warrant for all those years and never served it? It wasn't worth their time up until that moment.
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This SHOULD be a matter for a collection agency, not a police force. She owes some late fees, or the charge for the lost tape, or whatever... hell, a couple hundred bucks even, if they really want to be dicks (tip: They DO want to be dicks!). Not sure who she needs to pay it to, maybe give it to a charity. But to maintain a warrant for that long (wait, aren't there a lot of major crimes that have much storter statutes of limitation?), and to charge her with a crime, jail her, and set in motion the events that will require a prosecutor, a lawyer/ public defender, the administrative effort involved in prosecuting and defending this case... unbelievable how soundly common sense has been abolished.
Here in SoCal, a few months ago, an elderly man with mild palsy dropped a cigarette on his own lawn. Passing officers witnessed this felony (wait, might not be a felony, but crimefighters fight crime no matter what the offense!), and accosted the man. The man's son was alerted that the police were outside, preparing to write a $1000.00 (yes, decimal placement is correct: One thousand tax- payer earned dollars) citation, but when the son ASKED about whether or not he could pick up the butt himself, and save the family from the trouble (and witnesses testify that he was respectful, non- confrontational, and compliant), one cop tackled the son, and another tased his genitals multiple times.
So, yeah... seems that the petty things can still get a LOT of attention from law enforcement. I know that the majority of law enforcement personnel are "fighting the good fight," and prioritizing in a way that makes sense... but the minority of them who are raging idiots really make the whole system look stupid.