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Is arresting his fall by, effectively, pushing up against him.

Also, you are being foolish if you think you can change an officer's mind about arresting you by talking to him.

Maybe they can start arresting people for drinking tea suspiciously.

And arresting a bunch of people who have no influence probably gives validation to the message of anonymous and lulzsec.

Well I hope they won't count on our support later, when they come arresting more of them for publishing any sort of leak and "harming national security".

I'm no police tactician, but it can't possibly be true that raiding a house is less dangerous than waiting for the suspect to leave his house and arresting him then.

This is exactly what's supposed to happen; the DoJ brought the dispute to the judicial branch and asked a court to resolve it, as opposed to arresting people or seizing control of the assets.

I imagine arresting teenagers and throwing them in jail for practising chemistry will continue to help the US's already stellar rankings in science compared to other nations...

> why do you need a specific bill to allow you to sue a police officer for arresting you for doing something that isn't a crime?Laws don't exist in a vacuum devoid of everything but reason.

During that time, the female arresting officer would periodically come by to taunt me, and tell me that I shouldn't have questioned her, and then threw a huge tantrum when I requested not to be touched by her for fingerprinting.

Much bigger than the direct costs of arresting/prosecuting/imprisoning people is the economic loss they represent -- assuming those people could do something productive, they'd be contributing a lot more to society than they cost to lock up today.

By arresting Greenwald's partner, the UK authorities primarily demonstrate, to themselves, that they still hold certain powers -- and I wouldn't underestimate the self-motivational dimension of such a demonstration.

As predicted, the top post on an HN thread about the FBI arresting the fraudster behind Motionloft found a way to criticize law enforcement; here, because even though Motionloft seems self-evidently to be an enormous fraud, enforcement of the laws against fraud are merely a tool of the rich.

"The sworn officer would focus on helping local schools increase their safety and prevent student truancy and on working with the area's large businesses to improve their security"This really means harassing and arresting problem students and undesirables who are loitering near businesses.

Regardless, you drew the short draw, and suddenly you're arrested and railroaded through a court system designed to efficiently process and incarcerate offenders--suddenly you realize that the arresting cop isn't Andy Griffith, ready to say, "Aww, Billy, I know you're a good kid, run along now and don't do it again.

[1]- Tear gassing and arresting reporters- Al-Jazera news crew was shot at and tear gassed [2]- No fly zone over all of Ferguson- Street level blockades & teargassing of porches to keep people inside- No badges, tags or any identifying marks on police- etc, etc,This is a disgrace for America and a wake up call for all of us.