For all you skeptics of due process...
My nephew was arrested today, handcuffed searched and brought to jail just because some officer misread his drivers liscence number. Luckily, the officer allowed him to use his cell phone before putting him the car. Before he was to lockup, he knew he would be out before he hit a holding cell. He was shaken and about to lose it (thinking he was going for an overnighter) when he got the call back there were no warrants against him.
The funny part was the change in attitude of the officers at the lockup. From teasing him to bein extremely apologetic and promising an investigation after their chief and 2 judges called the lockup. It was even funnier that they realized their mistake and were trying to cover themselves (no, no one by that name is in custody..) before the judge called.
Due process is a good thing because everyone makes mistakes. Punching a driver's license number in wrong is a common mistake. That why they have checks to prevent that. Unfortunately the officer and dispatcher didn't follow protocol. Their bellybutton should be in a sling for that.
I just wonder how they would've handled it if my nephew wasn't "connected."
