On Jul 1, 2009, at 9:01 AM, JunoGator wrote: > 1. If Cervone was so quick to drop the charge for fighting, then > why the heck did Gainesville police shoot Jenkins with a Taser gun > in the first place? Something is fishy here. Either the Gainesville > district attorney is letting Jenkins off easy or the Gainesville > police should be investigated for excessive use of force. >
Are you kidding me? In Gaineville, you can get tased for heckling John Kerry. > 2. If the district attorney dropped the charge for fighting, does > that mean Jenkins can sue the Gainesville police for getting shot > with a Taser gun for essentially doing nothing wrong? > Well, anyone can sue anyone for just about anything. That said, the dropping of the charges wouldn't prove anything in a civil suit. > 3. If there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the fighting > charge, then why is there sufficient evidence to prosecute the > misdemeanor for resisting arrest? > They are independent charges. In the old days, if you were innocent of the claimed offense that formed the basis for the arrest, you were within your rights to resist the arrest without violence. No more. So, if you run from the police after the magic words have been said, you have committed the crime of resisting arrest. > It wouldn't have been tough for this writer to find answers to his questions. -Zeb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
