If that's the case (no similar prior encounters with the law), then I do see your point. I wasn't aware of their background, but was going by what is most often the case (suspected robbers having had similar charges in the past). Living in Marion County with our revolving door justice system, I'm asking for lenience.
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No shade from me.
Look, I suspect that the officers were pretty much convinced these were the bad guys. Sounds like these robberies stopped when these people were arrested. At a common sense level, I'll concede there's a "probability" that these were the offenders.
But, for some REALLY good reasons IMHO, that's not enough. These are probably a group of the 9/10 guilty that go free so we can be confident that the innocent are not convicted. At least not very often.