Word: handcuffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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OFFENSE: Resisting arrest. When police arrived at the actor's home after neighbors complained of loud music at 2:45 a.m., they found him naked, dancing and playing the bongos, all legal activities. But he struggled with police when they tried to handcuff him after spotting what they believed was marijuana paraphernalia. He spent part of the night in jail and paid a $1,000 bond. No drug charges were filed...
Additionally, Sims resisted when officers attempted to handcuff him, Pasquarello said...
...Miklavcic is indeed a Harvard student with better judgement than her 16-year-old friend, then perhaps Miklavcic too is to be faulted for not having the foresight to handcuff herself to her errant ward. However, it is clear that the 16-year-old in this case is the one with the better judgement...
...only did the four handcuff the Crusader lineup, but one can read something positive into the contribution each made beyond this individual game...
...mention one crucial, complicating fact of police work: the character of criminals. Because law-enforcement officers routinely deal with people who are brutal and do not respond to sweet persuasion, the police must use force. Sadly, the only logic many criminals understand is the big stick. Thus to handcuff the police is to liberate the thug. Of course, there is no excuse for the extreme brutalization of a Haitian immigrant at Brooklyn's 70th Precinct, but a citizen like me has far more chance of being viciously attacked by a hoodlum than by a rogue cop. I would rather take...