These always make me so angry. How you can be so clearly guilty you get owned in the civil case yet get off in the criminal while facing multiple federal charges and with a history of 23 use of...
These always make me so angry.
How you can be so clearly guilty you get owned in the civil case yet get off in the criminal while facing multiple federal charges and with a history of 23 use of force violations is fucking insane.
I realize the difference between case types but I cannot accept him beating federal charges when there’s video evidence of him breaking bones with a flashlight while someone screams, “I’m not resisting!” All for fucking improper lane use?
I accept being a cop is hard. That you're seeing people at their worst all day every day. That maybe you affirm your bigotry through biased exposure or whatever.
But I need this shit to stop. Beating someone on camera for traffic violations needs to be harder to get away with in criminal court. We need federal policy to lean on — not just precedence — with mandatory sentencing.
Edit: we need…something. I’m not a great legal mind and I want to respect the justice system but feel like my emotions steer me away from due process and into punitive Roman emperor territory.
It's not just that they did it, it's that they felt they can and get away with it. They need to fear doing anything, and that by the time they do something it will have been justifiable and worth...
It's not just that they did it, it's that they felt they can and get away with it. They need to fear doing anything, and that by the time they do something it will have been justifiable and worth it. We need tougher, more common, punishments.
These always make me so angry.
How you can be so clearly guilty you get owned in the civil case yet get off in the criminal while facing multiple federal charges and with a history of 23 use of force violations is fucking insane.
I realize the difference between case types but I cannot accept him beating federal charges when there’s video evidence of him breaking bones with a flashlight while someone screams, “I’m not resisting!” All for fucking improper lane use?
I accept being a cop is hard. That you're seeing people at their worst all day every day. That maybe you affirm your bigotry through biased exposure or whatever.
But I need this shit to stop. Beating someone on camera for traffic violations needs to be harder to get away with in criminal court. We need federal policy to lean on — not just precedence — with mandatory sentencing.
Edit: we need…something. I’m not a great legal mind and I want to respect the justice system but feel like my emotions steer me away from due process and into punitive Roman emperor territory.
It's not just that they did it, it's that they felt they can and get away with it. They need to fear doing anything, and that by the time they do something it will have been justifiable and worth it. We need tougher, more common, punishments.