The recent arrest of four Texas Lutheran University football players for Aggravated Assault over the weekend was all over the local news, not only here in Guadalupe County, but throughout the San Antonio area. And every time I saw a news account on TV, or read one in the newspaper, it seemed like I got to see the Seguin Police Department patting itself on the back for conducting such a thorough and painstaking investigation.
Some thoughts: 1. If they wanted to be thorough in preparing the case, why so quick to make arrests? They didn't choose to arrest anyone on October 31st, when the incident was supposed to have happened. And the cops weren't legally required to arrest anyone now. If the police wanted to, they simply could have forwarded any evidence collected to the District Attorney's Office, where the prosecutors who would actually be responsible for handling the cases could review the evidence, collect additional evidence if necessary, and make charging decisions before requesting arrests warrants. This is done routinely. By all accounts, there were over 100 people at the party at which the incident took place and possibly more than 4 people involved in the incident. It's possible that a prosecutor reviewing the evidence could have reached different charging decisions than the Seguin P.D. Why the rush?
2. Am I the only one who thought that the timing of the arrests was curiously and coincidentally timed to coincide with the end of the semester at TLU? Looking at it from a distance, the timing of the arrests looks more like "making it look like we're getting something done" than careful and deliberate law enforcement.