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> just got handed a sentence And here we see why the current American problem is uniquely American — because that would never have happened.

• hga 10y ago
  Really?? https://www.google.com/search?q=strip+search+texas+road https://www.google.com/search?q=strip+search+texas+road And not just in Texas, see some of the articles. ADDED: I missed that, to date, to my knowledge and from what I've just been reviewing, none of the police in these cases have been so much as criminally charged. Yes, that indeed shows it didn't happen in the US.
  • maxerickson 10y ago
    They are saying that the police in the US often do not get charged with crimes when they abuse their power. Of course it isn't absolutely true, but I think it is clear enough that there is lots of work to do in making sure that abuses of power are punished.
  • tylerhobbs 10y ago
    If you read the quoted portion of his comment, you'll see he's talking about the officers being sentenced, not the offense happening in the first place.
• Beltiras 10y ago
  That is true. I was pointing to the abuse of power thou.