This makes my blood boil. It's a very handy M.O. too - The charges will be dropped, a half-assed apology maybe, but the damage was done. They saved that poor politician from having to answer questions. They know they can drum up something, take you in, and let you go, DA won't touch it, and it's all a big misunderstanding, when in reality a government official imprisoned you briefly.
Folks should know that if your 1st - 5th amendment rights are going to be trampled on, it's HIGHLY likely it will be from a local LEO and not someone from the Federal Government - and the will likely get away with it.
This makes my blood boil. It's a very handy M.O. too - The charges will be dropped, a half-assed apology maybe, but the damage was done. They saved that poor politician from having to answer questions. They know they can drum up something, take you in, and let you go, DA won't touch it, and it's all a big misunderstanding, when in reality a government official imprisoned you briefly.
Folks should know that if your 1st - 5th amendment rights are going to be trampled on, it's HIGHLY likely it will be from a local LEO and not someone from the Federal Government - and the will likely get away with it.
That is almost exactly what happened. "Ooops, our mistake."