This time, it's between a policeman and a lawyer who was a candidate for judge.
The story starts in February when a judicial candidate and lawyer was cited for harassment by police. Here is a Reading Eagle story detailing the incident.
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/reading-pa/TV71H9CBIF8HH50BB
This is interesting because lawyers in Berks County harass people and say nasty things all the time. How and why did this particular lawyer get in trouble???
There's more. Read this article from the Reading Eagle.
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=454146
The charges were filed in February 2013. The alleged "incident" happened almost a year prior. The lawyer contends that the charges were filed simply to derail his judicial campaign. He may have a point.
The entire incident boggles the mind.
We took 2 average high school students in Berks County who had been trained as part of an anti-bullying initiative. We asked them to role play the situation to see if they could work together to avoid court.
Lawyer actor: Hello officer. I am putting up signs for my legal office..
Police officer: Well, I am not supporting your campaign. I favor another candidate, but you do have a right to put up signs for your legal office. Have a nice day.
LA: Thank you officer. You too.
See how easy that was? Now let's go to the next situation.
LA: Hello officer. Aren't you the one who told me that you don't support my campaign for judge?
PO: You have a good memory!
[both laugh]
LA: I remember seeing an article that you are a vet. [makes whistling sound and yells incoming]
PO: Hey, that's not funny. Knock it off.
LA: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.
PO: Stuff like that really does upset me and I don't even like you. AND, I don't support you for judge either. This incident only tells me that I was right about you.
LA: Whoa. I said I was sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. [moves out of the way and ignores officer from this point on]
See how easy that was?????
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