Hacker News Reader

Why did it take so long to dismiss the charges? Wasn’t it obvious from the beginning that they had no criminal intent? (Or is criminal intent not necessary for this crime?)

I would love to read some reporting about what was going on behind the scenes. Anyone have a link?

View on HN

It was a pissing contest amongst two sheriffs. The original first responders were going to let them go, and a new sheriff arrived on the scene and said the original state administrative office had no authority to authorize it for _his_ courthouse.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com