[Girlene]

The law allows MPD personnel to make arrests only when there is probable cause to do so. The MPD cannot arrest every peaceful demonstrator for the sake of a few rowdy participants. There has not, and will never be a directive from Chief Cathy Lanier or a member of her command staff to do nothing when the law is being broken."

Well, if that's the case, then what's wrong with those police officers? Isn't assaulting a police officer a crime? Isn't vandalizing a crime? I'm thinking the police officers received a directive, otherwise I'm sure there were more laws broken than just those two that folks could have been arrested for.

[freema]

Pathetic attempt at CYA, isn’t it?