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by raxxorrax 2184 days ago
Not if you are in a witness protection program against a drug mafia. They will take their opportunity to send a message.

Overall I agree though. This is the same baseless defense used against leaking of info on war crimes.

I doubt planting evidence is common, but it will nevertheless be interesting to dig through that. If it is true the cop is still serving, it should be a huge scandal. These practices need to be stomped out immediately.
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lotsofpulp 2184 days ago
> If it is true the cop is still serving, it should be a huge scandal.

Who cares if it’s a huge scandal? I remember reading about the “scandal” years ago. The cop is still has his job and was never charged with a crime.

The cop broke the law multiple times on video, an innocent person suffered physical and mental harm. The cop caused harm to all of society by reducing the trust between members of society. Yet he has a job, one with power over others where his word matters more than others.

Hence the protests.

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shadowgovt 2184 days ago
> If it is true the cop is still serving, it should be a huge scandal

One of the reasons that the protests in the US are so widespread right now is that, fundamentally, this is the issue: that cop still serving isn't a scandal at all. The police look out for their own, and internal accountability for violating procedure is an absolute farce.

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