Guilty” – of being a viral embarrassment. And in some quarters, fair or not, there’s a larger political verdict.

The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates III, wants to clarify comments made by a prosecutor.

The confrontation, caught on police body cameras, showed Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan clashing with officers outside Clarke Cooke House. Police footage captured Flanagan and ...