String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string of embarrassing defeats in their aggressive pursuit of criminal cases against people accused of “assaulting” and “impeding” federal officers.
In recent months, the federal government has relentlessly prosecuted protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested during immigration operations, often accusing them of physically attacking officers or interfering with their duties.
But many of those cases have recently been dismissed or ended in not guilty verdicts.
In several high-profile cases, the prosecutions fell apart because they relied on statements by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers that had no supporting evidence or in some instances were proven by video footage to be blatantly false.
ACAB, and should face legal consequences for it until it’s no longer true.
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I heard police departments being shuttered and reformed as higher quality community services is far from unheard of.
Seems we need to put clear and functional systems in place to streamline to process of identifying and terminating corrupt agents within our society.
I mean, it’s not like shuttering libraries or schools or firehouses due to corruption is even a thing. It their operators or employees are acting against social norms they are generally just terminated and replaced, no fuss.
Why is a cop allowed to commit crimes against their community but a librarian isn’t?
In more sane times, the FBI might have been expected or useful for investigation of police misconduct.
If an “officer” says something in court it’s usually a fucking lie.
ACAB
Somehow, I don’t think that ice or the doj feels that these defeats are all that embarrassing.
Arresting the protesters and making them go through the system, even if they are found not to be guilty, is a significant punishment in itself.
There should be repercussions for the ice agents and prosecutors when this is happening repeatedly.
No ‘reapeat offense’ needed, once is enough. They were warned against such behavior when they were authorized to perform the duties of their office.
They should know better, and face consequences per instance, and summary dismissal without benefits after several offenses.
Get rid of qualified immunity for ICE and this all goes away in a hurry.
Would really like to get rid of it entirely.
Can we get a class action going to compensate for harm done? Just thinking creatively here. After we get our Tariff Bonus Payout, and with compensation for harm done, this country will be so DOGEfficient we won’t know what to do with all this extra cash-o-la.
