Comments on: Probe: DeKalb Police Did Not Follow Warrant Policy http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/27/probe-dekalb-police-did-not-follow-warrant-policy/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Ridgelandistan http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/27/probe-dekalb-police-did-not-follow-warrant-policy/#comment-27908 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:56:55 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-27908 It’s been established that what they did was wrong. They’ve been punished administratively.
The show’s over unless you can get the DA to file criminal charges of some sort.
Good luck with that.

]]> By: DEM http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/27/probe-dekalb-police-did-not-follow-warrant-policy/#comment-27901 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:50:53 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-27901 It’s not a contempt of court situation. It is a direct violation of the duty to arrest people who are supposed to be arrested. It’s not for the police to deem a warrant too old, too embarassing for a country commissioner, a mere non-violent offense, etc. We have judges, juries, prosecutors to make those decisions. And even they are not supposed to selectively enforce the law by ignoring warrants for a county commissioner.

]]> By: Progressive Dem http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/27/probe-dekalb-police-did-not-follow-warrant-policy/#comment-27897 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:57:44 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-27897 Nothing in this incident is surprising. Everything was dissappointing.

]]> By: Ridgelandistan http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/27/probe-dekalb-police-did-not-follow-warrant-policy/#comment-27876 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:01:40 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-27876 The issue of police ignoring a court order (warrant) is seperate from the commissioner’s record. I presume the warrants were available to the electorate during her election if anyone bothered to check.

A stern talking-too and a reprimand in their file seem comensurate to this offense. I don’t want us to lose experienced police officers over what seems to me like a kind of contempt of court situation. Not exactly a felony.(as far as I know)

]]> By: MC Decatur http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/27/probe-dekalb-police-did-not-follow-warrant-policy/#comment-27857 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:39:46 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-27857 I disagree. When you have the police treat politicians above the law, admit it and then use the “first offense” excuse (maybe first time got caught?) for a their slap on the wrist handling of this serious breach of trust, the barbarians are not only at the gates, they’ve been given the keys to the city.

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