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In reply to the discussion: it sucks that innocent brother was handcuffed and perp walked by cops [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)117. As I said, every law enforcement dept has a standard procedure. Period.
The cops don't stand around and discuss and determine on their own whether to cuff, not cuff, question him, not question him. There's a manual with standard operating procedures that they are required to follow, and supervisors decide who to interrogate or not.
It's not a big deal, seriously. This was a mass murder. His driver's license was in the pocket of the shooter. He needed to be interrogated. They didn't phone him up and ask him to drop by at his convenience. They went and got him and under color of law brought him in for questioning. As they should have done.
The law enforcement seems to be doing an excellent job. They deserve every penny their UNION has made sure they get.
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Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2012
OP
Ever hear of 'false arrest'? What was the probable cause here? - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#65
I don't blame him or the police for doing their job, especially after what happened.
we can do it
Dec 2012
#24
the kid lost his mom & brother, was id'd as the shooter, and now has to cope with the guilt of
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#125
Set him up? I don't know. The brother said he hadn't spoken with the shooter since 2010...
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2012
#4
I keep all my ID's I recently found my old Virgin Megastore ID where I worked when I was 19.
vaberella
Dec 2012
#101
Bullshit. They handcuffed him and did it on national television. - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#66
He probably is the best one to explain what went on in that household when
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2012
#17
Yes. He and the father may be the only people alive who can shed much light on it.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#26
The children took his Mom's time....OR...people that he thought his Mom cared for
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#34
I saw a man on TV (ha! but supposedly he's FBI, studied mass killers)...he said
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#47
I've watched, with interest, how the anti-bullying campaign has spread across the school system.
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2012
#53
The next time you're cuffed and put into a police car for a crime you didn't commit....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#64
it happens all the time, you know when kids are killed the parents are the first ones
JI7
Dec 2012
#98
It's standard procedure, and understandable. His ID was on the dead shooter....
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#31
It wasn't merely a 'shame' that it was televised. It was absolutely fucking disgusting and, if
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#68
The law enforcement seems to have done an outstanding job so far, including picking up the brother
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#78
Your post offers a perfect example of the fellating of law enforcement to which my
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#95
EPIC FAIL. It is a HUGE deal, seriously. It's because of people like you that there's
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#131
That's what I figured too. The cop patted him on the shoulder probably for the cameras
underpants
Dec 2012
#71
It's always easy to see things like that in hindsight. they found the brother's ID.
raccoon
Dec 2012
#35
There people aren't worth arguing with. Most normal people understand that having your face
Puregonzo1188
Dec 2012
#61
If it's even remotely possible for you to do so, put yourself in that man's....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#77
was he his brother's keeper? Maybe Huckabee can shed some light on the issue
ChairmanAgnostic
Dec 2012
#60
Wow, of all the insensitive posts I've seen on this thread, this one
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#76
His mother was murdered yesterday, His brother killed himself and the family name is forever linked
underpants
Dec 2012
#82
Exactly. He was incorrectly identified in the whole of the incident and victimized. n/t
vaberella
Dec 2012
#99
but they located him at work in another city. Clearly he wasn't this "other shooter"
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2012
#139
Not really. Hoboken is a 90 minute drive from Fairfield County on a good day.
name not needed
Dec 2012
#141