A Staten Island woman buying pot from a local deli got into a misunderstanding with the cashier — who ended up macing her, dragging​ her outside by her hair, kicking her in the head and mistakenly calling her trans.

  • Stumblinbear@pawb.social
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    2 years ago

    Summarizing my other reply, but cops often literally don’t have legal jurisdiction outside of their presinct. This is normal and is state/federal law, not the cop’s decision

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      2 years ago

      Police in other states don’t usually force the victim to relocate. They usually call someone to come in from the proper precinct.