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by: Posterguy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 9, '16 10:00am  
An appropriate response
 
"Nicholas Sutter, the chief of the Princeton Police Department, said, “We’re having it investigated by our prosecutors’ office to be totally transparent and objective. We’ll make any changes to our protocol if deemed necessary.”
 
He doesn’t anticipate any changes, though. Sutter said he has reviewed the video and thought the officers responded fairly and in accordance with policies.
 
Perry was stopped Saturday morning for driving 67 miles per hour on a street with a 45-miles-per-hour limit, he said, at which time officers found an outstanding warrant for her arrest for two unpaid tickets. Under New Jersey law, if there’s an active warrant, officers are required to take the person into custody, he said. She was handcuffed, as is everyone taken into custody, he said, and she was searched.
 
“It’s common, it’s not intrusive,” he said. “I understand the perception and concern but it was well within policy.”
 
He said “I totally understand, any time someone is arrested it’s traumatic – I totally understand perceptions, and I’m very sympathetic to perceptions,” that officers may treat people differently based on their race. “A police officer has an extremely difficult job in this atmosphere but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s something we have to adapt to. We’re doing a lot of community outreach, and being extremely transparent. … We’re open to discussion and critique — it’s a healthy conversation.”"
 
This is a good response, it's constructive.
 
The lady had a bench warrant for not paying a parking ticket. The warrant required her arrest(not optional). If the male officer did the pat down while female officer was present , that's not good. Cuff to the table? They can, did they need to?
 
www.washingtonpost.c om/news/grade-point/ wp/2016/02/08/a-blac k-princeton-pro
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BusyMommy Active Indicator LED Icon 14
~ 8 years ago   Feb 9, '16 11:17am  
I think the bigger question is WTH was she doing 67 in a 45 and WTH hasn't she paid her previous ticket.?
 
The fact that we know this much about her already gives her little credibility in my eyes.
 
Makes her employer look stupid, IMO.
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LivingLife Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 8 years ago   Feb 9, '16 12:28pm  
@BusyMommy agreed.
 
We seem to be overlooking the fact that there's been something illegal and unsafe that was done, and she'd done other illegal things in the past and not taken care of the issue. Everything else is misdirection.
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 9, '16 2:22pm  
After reading the article, it appears to me that the police did nothing wrong. They followed their policies and protocol.
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Posterguy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 9, '16 6:57pm  
I thought the official response was appropriate.
@niceguy do think male officers patting down females is appropriate,
- the claim is a female officer was present.
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niceguy Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   Feb 9, '16 10:02pm  
@Posterguy
 
I can go either way with that. Yeah, there is a decorum that is breached if a male pats down a female or a female pats down a male. But I really don't see that as a deal breaker. If there are no female (male) officers available and you have a female (male) suspect detained, your life could be on the line. Pat them down.
 
It should be avoided if it can be done in a reasonable and non-life endangering way. But it is not grounds for a dismissal or reprimand.
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