07-03-2019, 08:41 PM
(07-03-2019, 03:33 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I don't really buy their statement. The vehicle is parked in a way that the officer could not easily have disembarked from the drivers side door without falling off the platform. By the time I arrived, the arrest must have been over for five minutes at least, they could have moved.
But I'm not really up for questioning them about this more publicly than here however, and I do appreciate the response, even weak as it is.
Sounds like it could be reasonable, at least when it started. If they’re arriving to help with an arrest in progress, they don’t have time to spend figuring out where to park. However, once the arrest was completed, it should be possible to move the vehicle within a couple of minutes — if they need to stay nearby to complete paperwork or collect evidence or talk to witnesses, they should be able to put the car somewhere more appropriate first.