According to this article in the Savage Pacer, Savage police officers recently responded to two different fights one involving juveniles and the other adults. The outcomes were very different but not in the way you may expect.
From the article (emphasis mine):
On Sept. 12, at close to 11 p.m., a resident of Savage on the 14000 block of Lockslie Trail reported a fight between two neighbors. Officers responded and handled the incident. No charges were filed.
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On Sept. 14, shortly before 1:30 p.m., a 14-year-old boy from Savage and a 13-year-old boy from Burnsville were cited for disorderly conduct following a fight on the 13000 block of Glendale Road.
Regardless of our lack of specific knowledge about the incidents, it’s clear that both parties were fighting and only the juveniles were charged (in a completely separate incident two slightly younger boys weren’t charged after starting a bush fire!) while the adults were not. Do you think that it’s appropriate to charge juveniles with disorderly conduct following a fight when two adults were not charged for doing the exact same thing? Don’t you believe that adults should know better and that two juveniles are just doing what boys do at that age?
Whatever you have to say about this one go ahead and comment on as I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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September 26th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Would it not be great if we could all understand the motivations of police officers at all times? My gut tells me that disorderly conduct would have applied in both cases, but for whatever reason, in the case of the adults it did not raise to that level. Seems fishy to me, but that’s because I generally lack trust in police officers. Blame the bad apples for spoiling that bunch for me.
As far as adults supposedly knowing better? I know plenty of adults that you wouldn’t dare accuse of knowing any better.
September 28th, 2011 at 7:59 am
Am I missing something, it says the 1st incident was a fight between neighbors, I don’t see where it listed them as adults. We also don’t know from the article if the police had ever been to either address before. I’ve always heard you should never piss off a copy. Perhaps the neighbors had no prior incidents and made amends quickly in the cops presence. Perhaps the one or both of the kids had an attitude and that was the reason for the charges.