bboplifa@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoPolice are not primarily crime fighters, according to the datawww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down127cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSort of, the idea is that you can face the citing officer in court. Granted, all the officer has to do is lie and the judge is likely to side with them over a rando citizen, but that’s the intent of the law.
minus-squareSerdan@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t understand why that’s important. The officer is just a biological camera. They’re there to document what you did wrong.
Sort of, the idea is that you can face the citing officer in court. Granted, all the officer has to do is lie and the judge is likely to side with them over a rando citizen, but that’s the intent of the law.
I don’t understand why that’s important. The officer is just a biological camera. They’re there to document what you did wrong.