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The perversity of false arrest claims. Plaintiffs has evidence he was falsely arrested for being a journalist.
Raffi Melkonian
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The perversity of false arrest claims. Plaintiffs has evidence he was falsely arrested for being a journalist. The police then get to hypothesize some reason they *could* have arrested him legitimately, and win without trial if they can do that.
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/24/24-10455.0.pdf
At the time of Rusanowsky’s arrest, the Code stated that “f a
sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian walking along and on a highway shall if
possible walk on: (1) the left side of the roadway; or (2) the shoulder of the
highway facing oncoming traffic.”14 To do otherwise is a misdemeanor.1
ALT
March 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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The perversity of false arrest claims. Plaintiffs has evidence he was falsely arrested for being a journalist. The police then get to hypothesize some reason they *could* have arrested him legitimately, and win without trial if they can do that.
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/24/24-10455.0.pdf
At the time of Rusanowsky’s arrest, the Code stated that “f a
sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian walking along and on a highway shall if
possible walk on: (1) the left side of the roadway; or (2) the shoulder of the
highway facing oncoming traffic.”14 To do otherwise is a misdemeanor.1
ALT
March 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The perversity of false arrest claims. Plaintiffs has evidence he was falsely arrested for being a journalist. The police then get to hypothesize some reason they *could* have arrested him legitimately, and win without trial if they can do that.
— Raffi Melkonian (@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social) 2025-03-20T14:48:37.195Z
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...