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The article says she was handcuffed (detained); it does not say she was arrested (which would be absurd).


The quote from the police chief implies she was arrested (though it's in brackets, so it could just be sloppy reporting):

> “My sergeant on the scene received information from Philly PD, who said, ‘Go ahead. Lock her up. It’s [a] good [arrest],’” Long Beach Township Police Chief Anthony Deely said in 2020.


This tweet suggests she was not arrested: https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/129427390187110400...


The cuffs are also absurd. Here is a article not behind a paywall/forced login screen

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/crime/a-philly-police-c...

So they even approached her at gun point. And the initial tow and police report was due to police stupidity.

Now I don’t want to profile people, but she looks like a regular person and she reports her height as 4ft 11. At what point did the police feel threatened enough to draw weapons?


Always, and will keep them pointed at you until you are detained.




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