http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/01/balfour_arrested_on_hudson_murder_c.php All comments for Balfour Arrested On Hudson Murder Charges en-us 2009 Marcus Gilmer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:30:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marcusisabadass@gmail.com marcusisabadass@gmail.com 60 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/01/balfour_arrested_on_hudson_murder_c.php#comment-1529645 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/01/balfour_arrested_on_hudson_murder_c.php#comment-1529645 Comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:38:46 -0600 <p>Loved how the mother was shown on television this morning telling Daley to start writing the check for apparently the "wrongful arrest" of her son. She said she didn't want to wait years to get paid like some other cases. Yeah, the whole "cart before the horse" thing...</p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/01/balfour_arrested_on_hudson_murder_c.php#comment-1529519 http://chicagoist.com/2008/12/01/balfour_arrested_on_hudson_murder_c.php#comment-1529519 Comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:51:57 -0600 <p>While I'm sure many people are outraged that it took so long, I for one am glad that the Chicago police, for once, did not succomb to the pressure of getting the guy and waited until they had sufficient evidence to make the arrest. All too often in recent memory has the Chicago Police been too quick on the draw, forcing themselves and the State's Attorney to follow through on a number of prosecutions of innocent people, to avoid admitting a mistake. We cannot both chide them for that and chide them for proceeding with caution in making an arrest. Pick one. You either want cautious, careful cops or you want action. </p>