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This girl is very, very lucky that it would have looked politically bad for the prosecutor to move ahead. She was a panicky overreacting idiot who deserved to suffer SOME kind of consequence for hitting them with her car.

The story in the OP might give you the impression that 7 people approached with guns drawn yelling, but thats not what happened. One female agent approached with a badge out, and she refused to comply.

If you are going to ignore a cop and flee, of course they are calling in backup and of course someone will have a gun out.

This whole "well, people can get a fake badge and impersonate a cop" excuse is crap. If one plainclothes female cop shows you a badge and wants to talk, you should be mindful of your civil rights, but at least be calm and listen to them.