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“Let’s give him something,” one trooper declared. Another suggested, “we can hit him with creating a public disturbance.” “Gotta cover our ass,” remarked a thir
by finid 10y ago
“Let’s give him something,” one trooper declared. Another suggested, “we can hit him with creating a public disturbance.” “Gotta cover our ass,” remarked a third.
That doesn't sound like it's the first time they've had that type of discussion. I wonder how many innocent citizens are in jail right now because of those cops.
- oftenwrong 10y agoI doubt that these troopers are the only ones in their department who feel comfortable committing illegal acts. This could be an indication of a widespread issue.
- threepipeproblm 10y agoThat it is talked about so openly suggests that troopers who are not comfortable with this kind of abuse of justice are part of small, powerless minority.
- a3n 10y agoNote that one of those cops was a supervisor. He also supervises other cops. Leadership!
- jomamaxx 10y agoThere is nothing necessarily immoral or legal about what those cops did. They were in an incident and were deciding what charges to lay. It's a tricky thing laying charges. Laying charges is not abuse of power. Now - if the cops were inventing or fabricating evidence - saying the person did something he did not do - then this would be definitely abuse, but it's not clear that happened. But if someone standing in the street with a gun is doing something a cop can feasibly consider 'public nuisance' - and it's within their right to charge someone with 'public nuisance' - then the issue here is not the cops, it's the loose definition of 'public nuisance' and the cops ability to arbitrarily apply it. The article is mostly quotes from the ACLU, so it's only one side of the story and selected information, it would be interesting to know more.
- finid 10y agoIt's a tricky thing laying charges. Yeah, especially when the charges are being made up.
- sitkack 10y agoAfter the fact, to you know, "cover our asses"
- sethish 10y agoDid you see the the part of the video where they said they would make up multiple witness complaints about the victim?
- mywittyname 10y agoDoes stuff like this stand up in court though, considering the Sixth Amendment?
- finid 10y agoWithout the video evidence, yes, it would. Who's the judge going to believe? Three cops, or one "trouble maker"?
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