Item: Flexing their muscles or following protocol? Downtown bike cops draw concern from citizen; police tell different story/Tom Hasslinger, Press

More Info: Gianotti snapped the picture because he had firsthand experience dealing with what he felt were too many officers for one minor infraction. A couple of years ago, he was ticketed for having an open container in City Park -- and seven officers were on hand to issue his citation. So when he saw the recent huddle of officers around one possible violator, he picked up his camera. Not as a way to condemn the police department, he said, only as a way to question it. What is proper police policy?

Question: Have you witnessed occasions when you believed too many law enforcement officers responded to a relatively minor violation?