I'm going to have to agree with Ike on this one...and the only times in my past that I was involved in cases involving the interaction of LEO's and citizens, I was defending the LEO's.

Coley's description of what is "reasonable" (which is THE standard) is spot on...but any interpretation of the facts that I have heard (yeah, I wasn't there, either, and I'm getting my facts secondhand, I'll admit) do not make the cop look good...in fact, they make him look downright bad.

He may have been having a bad day, he may have exercised poor judgment...and whether folks think it's fair or not, poor judgment will land you or me in jail, but not a cop...but from what I've seen and heard, his behavior was well over the line on the reasonable standard.

The fact that Seattle cops have long been given a free pass, coupled with the fact that the internal investigations have come down very split on this case ought to raise a few eyebrows, at the very least.

Fish on...

Todd