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In reply to the discussion: Sanford's City Manager posts open letter on municipal website: [View all]amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)50. "So please stuff your invented ad hominem back into the sphincter you pulled it from.
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Sounds like a level-headed and objective, yet cautious manager, who also understands
Thegonagle
Mar 2012
#3
"Trial by media" is the only reason that the investigation is ongoing. The police were closing it.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#16
What an awful thing to say. As a mother, I would be a "basket case" too if I'd witnessed that.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#17
The letter is coherent and informative. It provides potentially credible explanations for a lot.
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#15
Note that the city manager says that the "stand your ground" law prohibited them from arrest.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#18
My point is that the city manager and the police chief have both cited that law as the reason.
yardwork
Mar 2012
#20
"So please stuff your invented ad hominem back into the sphincter you pulled it from.
amuse bouche
Mar 2012
#50
Actually, the cops are *always* prohibited from arresting you without probable cause.
X_Digger
Mar 2012
#36
It's hard to believe that standing over a dead body with a smoking gun is not probable cause.
Kablooie
Mar 2012
#38
In certain communities you'd be surprised at how much the cops can stretch "probable cause"
Blue_Tires
Mar 2012
#42