The story about the British professor roughed up and arrested in Atlanta for jaywalking I blogged about the other day has now made national news.

The officer gives his account here. Even if everything the officer says is true, it appears the roughing up and arrest were for little more than failing to give the cop the respect he thought he was due.

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