For June it was the woman who found herself arrested for simply asking to see the warrant the police claimed to have for her son.
Turns out the police did not have any warrant at all. A false arrest is bad enough when one is accused of a crime like theft or DUI–but here the false arrest pertains to the exercise of one’s constitutional right. A flagrant abuse of power under the color of authority.
Worst of the Month — June 2013 is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net