[linspace]

> Henin was placed in handcuffs because police in New Jersey thought the car was stolen. That was because, months earlier, the car had been courtesy towed in West Philly, and she reported it stolen as police advised. Henin followed up with Philadelphia police when she later found her car, but they mistakenly left it in the stolen-vehicle database.

It could be the argument for a sitcom. Not funny in real life when police is pointing a gun at you.

[quickthrower2]

More like a dystopian horror movie

[klodolph]

I think I’ve seen this kind of farce happen often enough in sitcoms. Odd Couple “My Strife In Court”, Seinfeld “The Parking Garage”, The Golden Girls “Ladies of the Evening”. People are always getting arrested in sitcoms for dumb reasons.

[2muchcoffeeman]

They didn’t check the license and registration of the vehicle?

[sokoloff]

For a reported stolen car/felony stop, it seems pretty reasonable that they'd handcuff the driver before checking the driver's license and discovering it matches the registration.

[rmatt2000]

Who are you gonna believe? Two forms of government issued paperwork, or your buddy on the other end of the radio? /s

[quickthrower2]

It was reported stolen by the owner. Reread the article for the full story on that.