• yemmly@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    And was he charged with “open container”? The defense attorney says they describe the container as open in the police report, if that’s true, and if the bottle really was sealed when the officer found it, then it’s misconduct despite the specific charges.

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      3 months ago

      The report says it was opened. They should analyze any body cam evidence to see if there is any sound of a seal breaking on the bottle when opened.

      • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Yes when they turned off their body cameras it was interfering which is an additional crime to planting the evidence and the cops should be charged every time unless a third party unaffiliated with the police or courts can verify there was a valid reason to stop documenting the arrest.

        Btw the sealed bottle is heard breaking when the police open it in the linked video in the article at 1:05 you silly billy.

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          3 months ago

          They haven’t posted results of the contents of the cup in his car. She verbally didn’t state that the bottle was open in the video. The written report states it was opened. That might be a typo, but it was twice stated (verbally and in writing) that the cup contained alcohol.

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            3 months ago

            What does the contents of the cup have to do with the cops breaking the seal and reporting it as open. That’s not a typo that’s misrepresenting the facts aka lying, an example of a typo is writing contets instead of contents not reporting the sealed bottle was open. From that point the report is suspect because we already know they were lying based on the video evidence.

            And then on top of that turning off their bodycams to prevent saving further evidence of their crimes? It could be a cup full of lighter fluid and the cops still broke the law and tried to cover it up.

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            3 months ago

            You sure are bending over backward trying to defend cops caught falsifying evidence and to paint the suspect in a bad light.

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              3 months ago

              He was driving with a suspended license. They had every right to pull him over and arrest him. I’m not defending any wrong doing. I would just like to see more proof that the bottle was sealed.