A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB Pritzker vowed to protect their First Amendment rights.
I know a lot of these are going to be a bit knee jerk reaction and all the same but in this case with cops. What pops out to me in our current situation is due process. These arrests while wrong in most cases. Will get thrown out. Which is exactly why due process must never have exceptions. All arrests need to follow due process to remove wrong ones, even opening up for wrongful arrest suits, and also in the cases that are not simply thrown out to be able to show evidence that the officer was wrong or there was no actual crime commited or at least that they are not guilty of it. Its all great to jump on the negative but the violating of the bill of rights is what makes this a very dangerous time for freedom and democracy in america right now.
Due process always has exceptions. Prosecutorial discretion being a relevant one in this context.