Herb Ninja

Woman in Candy Bar Arrest Appears in Court

By DERRILL HOLLY, Associated Press Writer

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WASHINGTON - A woman who was handcuffed and jailed for eating a candy bar on a subway station escalator got her day in court Thursday, but got little satisfaction.

Stephanie Willett, 45, was eating a Pay Day bar on a Metro Center station escalator July 16, and received a warning from Metro Transit Police Officer C. Curry Hagler not to eat on transit system property. She stuffed the last bite into her mouth as she approached the turnstile.

After another officer cautioned her, Willett said Hagler warned her she would be arrested if she continued eating. When Willett responded by telling Hagler she should "go looking for real crime," Willett was detained, searched, handcuffed and arrested. After three hours in jail, the mother of two from Bowie, Md., paid $10 to be released.

"Once you post and forfeit (bond), that's the end of the matter," Magistrate Judge Richard H. Ringell told her Thursday. Ringell said he could sympathize, but had no authority to rule.

The forfeiture means Willett — who works at the Environmental Protection Agency — has neither admitted guilt nor been convicted. She has a year to request that the forfeiture be set aside, clearing the way for a trial.

It was the latest incident to raise questions about Metro Transit Police.

In 2000, a 12 year-old girl was arrested for eating a french fry on a subway platform. In 2002, a wheelchair-bound rider was ticketed for using profanity when he could not find a working elevator to exit the system. In September, an officer forced a pregnant woman to the ground, saying she was talking too loudly on a cellular telephone.

{HerbNinja: Emphasis Mine.}

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Srvflunky420

Jesus ****ing Christ. Can anybody find me the story on the pregnant lady? Did they really force her down to the ground like ya see on Cops? Just for talkin on a cell phone. Somethings wrong there, anybody else catch it?

*ring ring* *picks up giant cellphone* HELLO??! YEA IM ON THE METRO! WHAT? YEA YEA!

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Hiz Highness

One more step to condition the masses to accept police interference on trivial issues. One more step toward the wide-spread acceptance of a police state. Put the armed policemen in the schools, get the kids used to seeing them. Hassle the citizens at the subway, get the adults used to interference. In time maybe we'll just accept the police intrusion into our day to day lives.

. . . or maybe we'll finally get sick of it one day, stand up and say ENOUGH!

I can hope.

-HH

Stephanie S.

I didn't know jesus had a middle name!

Here's the story:
Pregnant woman says transit officer forced her onto stomach during arrest for talking too loudly on cell phone

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HappyMan

What does this have to do with Marijuana Law Reform?

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Stephanie S.

As CheebaMonkey pointed out to me after I orginally closed this thread:
News Extra - Lightly moderated forum for the discussion of non-Marijuana related news items.

Why it is under the forum Marijuana Law Reform is beyond me.

peace

HappyMan

I see..................