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[b]You are an idiot.  Read the article before you comment!!![/b] She was taken off to the side because SHE JUMPED THE TURNSTILE!!  Then they asked her to get rid of the food.  NO!  We need to see your student ID?  NO!  Not only did commit two crimes, she was cursing, resisting and not complying.  She had very right to get arrested.  Do you believe every teen should just be allowed to steal and wreak havoc.  Security and police should only look for rapists?  What if they stole your phone or purse?  Hmm, not a big enough crime, right?  [/quote]

Um, no.  I did read the article and she did not jump the turnstile.  She was standing on the paid side, which is where it becomes illegal to have food & drink.

And I did say that the police need to focus on the more important crimes like assault and robbery.  I've seen two separate attacks where tourists had their cash they were going to feed into the fare machines grabbed by people who then ran.  One time a police officer was standing right there and looked the other way!  Why?  Because he weighed about 250 pounds and there was no way in hell his fat a$$ was catching up to the guy running away with a wad of cash.  The other incident involved a homeless man who grabbed a woman's money, growled at her, and walked away.  A man alerted a metro employee who specifically said it was against policy for him to intervene in any incidents like that.  No one's cell was working so the lady asked him to call the police.  He said he would but that it meant she had to stand and wait and they were going to make that a low priority call because "it's just $20, lady."

But lord Jesus, you got a teen resisting arrest for eating chips and you get the cavalry there ASAP.   [/quote]

"Unlawful entry" doesn't necessarily mean she jumped the turnstile.  It can also mean that she refused to leave the station after being ordered to when she refused to put her food away.  I think the police were within their rights to arrest her for that, but I don't think the case called for any use of physical force.  Who cares if she's sitting down or not?  She was asked to put the food away, she refused; she was then asked to leave, she didn't.  I think the cops were pissed that she was giving them attitude, but you know?  Too bad.  You don't get to drop people to the ground because they gave you lip.  So I think she was wrong, and I think the cops overreacted a little.  [/quote]

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