Mohican00;1481158 wrote:so the show of force was justified?
Of course not but don't count on any type of accountability.
A group of 6 Virginia ABC (that is the alcohol regulatory board) morons were armed and assaulted a UVA sorority girl in her vehicle in a dangerous parking lot at night, because they thought she and two of her sorority sisters may have purchased beer at a grocery store. They didn't. They bought bottled water, ice cream and cookie dough.
That didn't stop these nitwits from arresting the driver (who rightfully fled the scene when accosted by people with guns, two in t-shirts and one heavily tattooed), charging her with a felony and keeping her in jail overnight.
So far, no one at the VABC has been fired, reprimanded or otherwise punished and there is no explanation why the Commonwealth of Virginia is spending $500M/year to enforce underage drinking laws, or why they have a police force of some 120 of washouts from the State Police/military.
On the other hand, the media got a hold of this and I'm hopeful heads will roll:
http://www.dailyprogress.com/opinion/editorials/patterns-at-abc-point-to-problems/article_b2d601d4-f9e5-11e2-981c-0019bb30f31a.html