Resisting arrest
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Law Offices of Howard Friedman

Check out this great editorial in the New York Times. The author discusses one man’s story, revealing how easily police officers can abuse the charge of resisting arrest. The article notes, “Civil rights lawyers have long complained about trumped-up arrests of mainly minority citizens who are dragged into the criminal justice system.”

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