<p>Dropped charges are fine and good, but they don’t address the gaping hole in this story. I wonder if during Orientation a parent will address the issue . . . “If my daughter or son encounters the GMU Security (aka Fairfax Police) on campus, can they be handcuffed, arrested and thrown in jail without any intervention by the GMU residents life, deans or judicial?”
I’m not so sure race or religion were a factor in this saga (I don’t think any of us here do), but I sure wonder how the story would have been received if it was about a 19 year old female arrested in her GMU dorm and left in jail for 17 hours!</p>