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Elmore Furth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 09:47 PM
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Charges Dropped for NY Man Who Tackled Prankster
He might not be able to take the joke but he was able to take the joker.


BETHLEHEM, N.Y. (AP) -- A prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a man who chased and tackled a teenager who rang his doorbell in a late-evening prank in eastern New York.

Daniel Van Plew of Bethlehem had been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after the July 17 incident.

A spokeswoman for Albany District Attorney David Soares has declined to explain why he decided not to prosecute.

The 14-year-old boy was cut and scraped during the takedown, but not seriously hurt.



link:www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/07/24/us/AP-US-Doorbell-Prank-Charges.html?_r=1&ref=news|Charges Dropped for NY Man Who Tackled Prankster]
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ProgressiveProfessor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-25-10 12:26 PM
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1. Absent serious injury, I am not sure he should have been arrested at all
Shooting him with anything more than a paintball marker would have been over the top
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