• SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Absolutely. Assault on an unarmed civilian, clear unnecessary use of force on video, over a stop for a mud flap.

      Why didn’t the prosecutor charge him yet? The video isn’t enough evidence?

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        Presumably he was fired for forgetting to turn his camera off. Not for the action itself.

        It’s a PR move to try to limit fallout.

        Full on criminal investigations take ages, so the firing comes now and by the time the prosecution gets round to criminal charges the police force can have distance themselves nicely in that time.

        • Madison420@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Bingo, they intentionally fired him in such a way that union arbitration will get him a reinstatement where he’ll get letters of recommendation and a lateral to another department.