Last week we reported on the absolutely absurd situation in which a woman who wrote the police in the process of a traffic stop filming in front of her house arrest and charged with "obstruction of governmental administration." The whole thing was clearly a sham, with law enforcement authorities that didn 't like their actions in all legal ways tested. The wide publicity given to law enforcement authorities apparently made history in Rochester, it generates twice about progress with the case. Shane gives us the message that the prosecution decided, '\, after examining the evidence "that" there was no basis in law "to continue the case and asked them to be dismissed, the judge granted.

This followed reports over the weekend that during a meeting last weekend to support the woman, the police went on a selective enforcement rampage in search of some reason to give the supporters of parking tickets, among other things as more than 12 centimeters parked by the curb . The whole situation causes the mayor, the head of the city and advise the chief of police put out a joint statement that their procedures are revised to deal with such matters, including the entire park ticket confusion:

"We believe that the incident, the woman Well 's arrest and subsequent ticketing for parking violations of vehicles belonging to members of an organization posing with Mrs. Good questions with regard to the implementation of Rochester Police officers who are required corresponding LED an internal review. A review was initiated in the two questions. "

"The police need to be able, with a high degree of stress during the execution often dangerous tasks, which may be appear on their training and experience to guide their behavior. As routine as a traffic stop, it has over time as a potentially dangerous activity for the police. Nonetheless, the police with the appropriate respect for the rights of disabled, which is the observation of their actions. "

"There is a mandated legal process that our internal reaction when the police officer will conduct in question governs. We need to respect this process and this can be very frustrating for those who have already made their minds about the result. We have confidence that the review is fair and impartial, and invite Ms. Good and all others concerned with first-hand information. We will withhold our decision until the review is completed. "

"Whatever the outcome of the internal review, we want to make clear that it does not prevent the policy or practice of the Rochester Police Department, the citizens from the observation of their activities - film and photograph, or - as long as it will not interfere with the safe implementation of these activities. It is also not the policy or practice of the department to enforce laws selectively in response to the activities of a group or individually. This has always been the case and it is amplified within the department so that it be clear to everyone. "

Of course, given everything that is said one thing still do not know why the DA press charges in the first place. While it's good that they '\ ve now decided that there is no legal basis to determine, isn' t the point that before you press charges?

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