Woman arrested for J-Walking

[Quixote1818]

Reports are that she was listening to music and could not hear the cops all upset that she crossed a street that looks to have about one car every ten minutes pass by.

[AAO]

1. Now THAT is disgusting. These police are fat thugs.

[Quixote1818]

2. I would fire them in a heartbeat. nt

[marble falls]

3. But only after an arrest and a jailing.

[MrMickeysMom]

4. I called and verified that one "can be arrested" for this, and I have a number for you ...

It's the San Antonio Legal Affairs Dept. Apparently, when I commented about the method in which this woman was hauled off, the non-emergency number of SAPD informed me to contact that dept at 210-207-7580.

I no longer live in SA, but, Jesus… Is THIS anyway to handle it?
I encourage all current residents with the same concern to CONTACT THEM!

[shenmue]

5. Don't they have anything better to do?

This sucks.

[Shemp Howard]

6. She was arrested for J-walking, but that wasn't her real crime.

She couldn't hear the cop because of her music. So the cop grabbed her. Anybody who is grabbed unexpectedly would be startled and confused.

So she didn't comply IMMEDIATELY to the cop's orders. That is to be expected under the conditions! But I'm sure the cops found that annoying and disrespectful. And that's why she was treated like an armed felon.

Her real crime wasn't J-walking. It was that she didn't show instant and complete obedience to two egotistical armed men with badges.

[Quixote1818]

8. What you said is right on the money. nt

[cprise]

10. Also,

She was showing her midriff == The 'wrong kind of girl' that get these cops' panties in a twist.

If you're not "sensibly" dressed, cops like these will go after you.

[tooeyeten]

7. Money issue?

Many jurisdictions leave laws on the books for the revenue, to self-perpetuate.

[Left Coast2020]

9. Damn. What every happened to simply asking her to use the crosswalk next-time?