Catchword: contempt-of-cop arrest

Filed under: English, Police

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: “Once Pirone put his hands on Grant,” Burris said, “he knew he had to arrest him. He had to justify why he put his hands on him.” Burris said Pirone and other officers were angry that Grant and his friends had cursed at them and belittled them for being transit officers. “This was what I call a contempt-of-cop arrest,” Burris said. “The cop doesn’t like your attitude.”

Article or document title:
“Questions about BART’s need to arrest victim” (URL)

Author:
Demian Bulwa

Article, document, publication, web site:
San Francisco Chronicle

Publishing location:
California

Date of publication:
June 5, 2009

This catchword has yet to be researched.