I was once told by the prosecutor that I didn’t need to vote on a case because I “expressed distrust of the officer’s testimony”. I asked for clarification. “Okay, I don’t need to, but am I allowed to?” “No, you’re not”.
Pretty sure that was highly illegal and unethical behavior. She sent me to see the judge in a manner very similar to the principal’s office. He said I didn’t do anything wrong. I ended up not making a big problem out of it, but I bet I could have.
I then went back and voted on the remainder of the cases. They seemed pretty legit other than that, but I was certainly a no vote on a couple charges. And I made them show evidence other than just “officer testimony”. Luckily body cam footage was abundant.
Bodycam footage has got to be one of the best measures ever implemented.
It’s a huge step towards accountable police forces, as we’ve seen in so many police abuse cases. Now we need to overturn their immunity, so that the murderers and abusive power tripping assholes don’t get to just walk away freely.
But it also works to defend the police, and there’s so much bodycam footage on YouTube of people acting like massive dickwads, and I swear to god, the restraint on many officers is godlike, I’d have bashed their faces by the 2nd time they called me something wildly abusive, let alone hear it 100 times over 30 minutes and still remain calm.
I was once told by the prosecutor that I didn’t need to vote on a case because I “expressed distrust of the officer’s testimony”. I asked for clarification. “Okay, I don’t need to, but am I allowed to?” “No, you’re not”.
Pretty sure that was highly illegal and unethical behavior. She sent me to see the judge in a manner very similar to the principal’s office. He said I didn’t do anything wrong. I ended up not making a big problem out of it, but I bet I could have.
I then went back and voted on the remainder of the cases. They seemed pretty legit other than that, but I was certainly a no vote on a couple charges. And I made them show evidence other than just “officer testimony”. Luckily body cam footage was abundant.
Bodycam footage has got to be one of the best measures ever implemented.
It’s a huge step towards accountable police forces, as we’ve seen in so many police abuse cases. Now we need to overturn their immunity, so that the murderers and abusive power tripping assholes don’t get to just walk away freely.
But it also works to defend the police, and there’s so much bodycam footage on YouTube of people acting like massive dickwads, and I swear to god, the restraint on many officers is godlike, I’d have bashed their faces by the 2nd time they called me something wildly abusive, let alone hear it 100 times over 30 minutes and still remain calm.