Well, La Porte, Texas, is now on my list of places never to live. Sad. I don't say this very often, but good for her for suing. I know cops have a tough job and have to deal with a lot of BS, but there's no way she should have been arrested. On what, an unsubstantiated report by a neighbor? Exactly what danger did she pose, from inside her home, that required her to be forcibly taken the police station? Ridiculous.
Here's what should have happened:
Neighbor: "my neighbor's kids are playing in the street and no one's watching them."
[Cop shows up, kids are already inside]
Cop: "were your kids playing unsupervised in the street?"
Mom: "no, I was outside watching them the whole time."
Cop: "ok, sorry to bother you"
Or even better:
Neighbor: "my neighbor's kids are playing in the street and no one's watching them."
Dispatcher: "well you're watching them, call us if something bad happens."