"Prosecutors would have to prove not only that the officer used force that was constitutionally unreasonable, but that the officer did so “willfully,” which the Supreme Court has interpreted to mean that the officer acted with a bad purpose to disregard the law. As this requirement has been interpreted by the courts, evidence that an officer acted out of fear, mistake, panic, misperception, negligence, or even poor judgment cannot establish the high level of intent required under Section 242."
And yet the officer who acted out of "fear and poor judgment," and mistakenly used a gun instead of her taser, is being charged with second degree manslaughter.
And that bodycam footage came out fast. Unlike St. George, whose footage was only released after the country had burned for three full months and every tv host, pundit, politician, BLM racist, etc had capitalized on it for maximum impact. They sat on exculpatory evidence for months, while people died and billions were lost in damages and other economic impact. It's just evil.
"Prosecutors would have to prove not only that the officer used force that was constitutionally unreasonable, but that the officer did so “willfully,” which the Supreme Court has interpreted to mean that the officer acted with a bad purpose to disregard the law. As this requirement has been interpreted by the courts, evidence that an officer acted out of fear, mistake, panic, misperception, negligence, or even poor judgment cannot establish the high level of intent required under Section 242."
And yet the officer who acted out of "fear and poor judgment," and mistakenly used a gun instead of her taser, is being charged with second degree manslaughter.
The dude who just sat on a guy who OD himself is in a circus court right now
And that bodycam footage came out fast. Unlike St. George, whose footage was only released after the country had burned for three full months and every tv host, pundit, politician, BLM racist, etc had capitalized on it for maximum impact. They sat on exculpatory evidence for months, while people died and billions were lost in damages and other economic impact. It's just evil.
White woman shoots a black man, bad
Black man shoots a white woman, okee dokee.
We cannot assume that any part of the government system will do the right thing by us.