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    17 days ago

    To be fair, she also added “you people are next” which probably sounded more threatening than just those 3 words alone. Not that I agree with it, but thats how the authorities see it.

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      17 days ago

      State has the burden of proof.

      Would a reasonable person feel threatened here?

      Her capacity?

      We all can see what the government is doing… Do you think they treat every customer service abuse with this zeal?

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        17 days ago

        Arrests have lower threshold of proof than a conviction in court. Which is why the cops got away with doing this.

        The requirement of arrest is “probable cause” and her words probably meets that definition.

        In court, its “beyond a resonable doubt” which probably wouldn’t be met.

        She wont get convicted, they are just arresting her and charging her with crimes to scare her and make an example of her.