Sentence examples for frivolous arrest from inspiring English sources

Two playoffs ago, during the hottest days of the ongoing struggle against unaccountable police violence, the Atlanta Hawks swingman Thabo Sefolosha had his leg broken by the N.Y.P.D., during what seemed, in the first place, to be a frivolous arrest.

Additionally, police departments would face appreciable costs for expending resources on petty-offense arrests, which disincentivizes them from making frivolous arrests.

That is why the final decision about whether or not to extradite General Pinochet will rest with Mr Straw, Britain's home secretary, not British judges.For similar reasons, even frivolous arrests are unlikely.

The A.C.L.U. and prominent blacks filed a federal lawsuit against the city last month accusing the police of systematically violating the rights of black residents for 30 years with frivolous arrests and the excessive use of deadly force.

And, likewise, there are way too many frivolous arrests of black and brown people in this country, which further adds to the growing stigma that black men are criminals.

Stop frivolous lawsuits against consumers.

The law was aimed at white officials in southern states who might refuse to prosecute people for crimes against former slaves or might arrest former slaves on frivolous pretexts.

Back then, it was common for cops to arrest black people on frivolous charges, then give them fines they couldn't pay.

Many were arrested or indicted on frivolous charges.

Arpaio, in a phone interview, said the lawsuit is frivolous, and that his office has arrested over 800 people in connection with identity theft by employees.

Detectives had financial arrangements with bank robbers, drug dealers and pornographers, and Mark was not being entirely frivolous when he described his ambition as to "arrest more criminals than we employ".