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They are placed on leave because, even for Cops, we afford them the presumption of innocence. They are on leave while the investigation proceeds. I'm noting thi
by remarkEon 10y ago
They are placed on leave because, even for Cops, we afford them the presumption of innocence. They are on leave while the investigation proceeds. I'm noting this exogenous to the video evidence that's in the public record now, and that I still believe that leave is appropriate while an investigation proceeds. Otherwise what we have is mob rule. I'm by no means defending the conduct of the officers that we've seen in these videos, but rule of law matters here. Even for Cops.
- mirimir 10y agoThey're placed on leave because they might be guilty, I think. Because we want to keep trigger-happy cops off the street. If they're clearly guilty, they're fired, even before trial.