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I think it's one moron... the part that disturbs me is...
"Deputy City Attorney William Manlove insists that when Miller briefly jaywalked one morning while trying to catch a bus, he could be detained and handcuffed but not treated as an arrested person despite the express statement of the officer. It is an argument that would allow officers virtually unchecked authority in handcuffing citizens and holding them. It is the perfect authoritarian loophole and the city Portland wants to help establish it for future cases."
the making of excuses and lack of accountability for the officer is what bothers me. if one district sets the precedent that it is ok to do that, won't be much longer before others start using it as an excuse to detain people who are not under arrest.
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