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Yes. It means the cop knows that you won't get charged or convicted, which means he lacks probable cause for arrest, thereby committing a felony. https://www.j
by darksaints 5y ago
Yes. It means the cop knows that you won't get charged or convicted, which means he lacks probable cause for arrest, thereby committing a felony.
https://www.justice.gov/crt/deprivation-rights-under-color-law https://www.justice.gov/crt/deprivation-rights-under-color-l...
Unfortunately, prosecutors are chicken shit when it comes to criminal cops.
- MertsA 5y agoUnless an officer openly admits to deliberately wrongfully arresting someone good luck prevailing on that in court. Even if a prosecutor was willing to, the bar for qualified immunity is extremely low.
- darksaints 5y agoQualified immunity has nothing to do with criminal law.
- MertsA 5y agoAh, yes, I don't know why I was conflating criminal prosecution with civil litigation around police misconduct. Prosecutors could charge and convict them in many cases but you're right, they won't.