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Poor Sheila Buck has finally been found not guilty of the charge of obstructing a police officer. Why it takes four years to bring a misdemeanor case to trial is about as ridiculous as the charge itself? ( "Woman arrested at 2020 Trump rally found not guilty of obstructing an officer," Sept. 10).
When Tulsa Police determined she wasn't trespassing by sitting in a public street closed to traffic attending an event that she had a ticket to (a campaign rally for President Donald Trump), they drummed up the phony charge of obstruction: She did not obey his commands. Apparently the jury, in the 30 minutes it would take to introduce themselves to each other and use the bathroom, found that there was no lawful command to obey — only that she was "uninvited" to the event. People are also reading.
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Editor's note: At the time of her arrest, Buck was wearing a black T-shirt with the message “I can’t breathe” and an image of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd as a protest symbol. Letters to the editor are encouraged. Send letters to go.
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