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I have no fucking clue what actually happened. That's the point.

But I also would never stick my fingers in my ears and say, "He killed someone! Why wasn't he automatically arrested! No justice, no peace!"

When I hear ANYONE is arrested, my first thought is that there had better have been probable cause that led to the arrest. At the end of the day, they investigated (what a novel idea, eh?), and they think they have a manslaughter case. He was arrested.

 

Actually, I have been surprised (pleasantly) that political pressure was kept in pretty good check. Adams impressed me with his statements, and how it was ultimately handled. They took their time, didn't go for an immediate overcharge because of the outcry, and are seemingly trying to let a semblance of justice play out.

 

Like I said, I wasn't there. I have no idea what witnesses told the cops at the scene. There is apparently no video of what happened prior to the chokehold.

Here's the reality. You had two other people than Penny holding Neely down (who may have been painting a picture of a violent madman), and a third witness, a woman, who is already in the press saying she went back to thank Penny after it all happened (who may have painted a picture of something justifiable). It's not a slam dunk that the police really had probable cause, but because it was a homeless guy,they didn't make an arrest that they would make 99 percent of the time. That MIGHT have been the case. But the circumstances of this (that we know) certainly could have made them saying, "we should investigate more before slapping cuffs on this guy" a reasonable possibility, too.