Today on TV, the Deputy Director of the federal paramilitary force in #PDX discussed the infamous van video. He described a textbook example of an unconstitutional arrest.
— Andrew Crespo (@AndrewMCrespo) July 22, 2020
But… he doesn’t seem to know it.
That is a BIG PROBLEM. Let’s unpack this. It’s important.
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Absolutely stunning. Kris Cline, Deputy Director of the Federal Protective Service, admits the agents had no probable cause to arrest the subject, says the subject wasn’t arrested, then describes the action of taking him into custody in a textbook example of a custodial arrest.
Without realizing he’s wrong.
The deputy director of the Federal Protective Service … A law enforcement agency … Doesn’t understand a basic tenet of criminal law … That anyone who has watched a season of Law & Order would know.
Harvard law professor Andrew Crespo walks you through it in this Twitter thread.