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Police just power tripping as usual. I wonder why they don't name and shame the officers - clearly these are the people doing wrong and should be removed from t

Police just power tripping as usual. I wonder why they don't name and shame the officers - clearly these are the people doing wrong and should be removed from their positions.

mox1 4y ago
The local DA is the person to look to here. Cops don't persecute cases. Clearly the cops started this stupid ball rolling, but anyone at the local attorneys office could have just chosen not to persecute. Instead they offered the plea deal.
- HDThoreaun 4y ago
  Cops don’t prosecute cases, they definitely persecute though.
- josefresco 4y ago
  Current DA looks to be Barry Johnson: https://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/282/District-Attorney https://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/282/District-Attorney Not sure if he was the DA for this case. *Yes I'm fully comfortable publishing a public link for a public official.
- demilicious 4y ago
  DAs don't have cases to prosecute if cops don't make the arrest.
- vidanay 4y ago
  Cops do a lot of persecution. They don't do prosecution though (unless they decide to be judge, jury, and executioner that day.)
- bhelkey 4y ago
  > The local DA is the person to look to here. Cops don't persecute cases. More than one person can be at fault. I would place some of the blame on the neighbor, the police officers, the District Attorney, and the CPS case worker for this.
- mindslight 4y ago
  The blame is on the DA and the cops. Even if the DA had dropped the charges, the cops still kidnapped the mother and traumatized the children. And sure, the ideal DA would have charged the cops for the kidnapping and child abuse. But we're quite far from reforming the system so that cops are actually bound by the law, and focusing blame on both is needed to move us there.
eYrKEC2 4y ago
There needs to be some sort of back pressure. A list of things the government can't take from us. Maybe a Bill of Rights? After this is created, let's hope the Supreme Court doesn't legislate from the bench and invent "qualified immunity" where people in government can't trounce on these Rights with zero fear of retribution.

Police just power tripping as usual. I wonder why they don't name and shame the officers - clearly these are the people doing wrong and should be removed from their positions.

mox1 4y ago

The local DA is the person to look to here. Cops don't persecute cases. Clearly the cops started this stupid ball rolling, but anyone at the local attorneys office could have just chosen not to persecute. Instead they offered the plea deal.

HDThoreaun 4y ago
Cops don’t prosecute cases, they definitely persecute though.
josefresco 4y ago
Current DA looks to be Barry Johnson: https://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/282/District-Attorney https://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/282/District-Attorney Not sure if he was the DA for this case. *Yes I'm fully comfortable publishing a public link for a public official.
demilicious 4y ago
DAs don't have cases to prosecute if cops don't make the arrest.
vidanay 4y ago
Cops do a lot of persecution. They don't do prosecution though (unless they decide to be judge, jury, and executioner that day.)
bhelkey 4y ago
> The local DA is the person to look to here. Cops don't persecute cases. More than one person can be at fault. I would place some of the blame on the neighbor, the police officers, the District Attorney, and the CPS case worker for this.
mindslight 4y ago
The blame is on the DA and the cops. Even if the DA had dropped the charges, the cops still kidnapped the mother and traumatized the children. And sure, the ideal DA would have charged the cops for the kidnapping and child abuse. But we're quite far from reforming the system so that cops are actually bound by the law, and focusing blame on both is needed to move us there.

eYrKEC2 4y ago

There needs to be some sort of back pressure. A list of things the government can't take from us. Maybe a Bill of Rights? After this is created, let's hope the Supreme Court doesn't legislate from the bench and invent "qualified immunity" where people in government can't trounce on these Rights with zero fear of retribution.