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While I'm glad he was awarded the judgement, it's wild that an undercover cop gets 23.5 million, while tons of civilians are also beaten by police and receive much lesser judgements, if they're lucky enough to get anything at all...
What are you talking about? They receive plenty of pepper spray, rubber bullets, high pressure water, and sometimes even lead
Don't forget the espionage (dont bring your phones to a protest) and tear gas
Didn't you hear? NOT bringing your phone to a protest proves that you had malicious intent.
...Or, that's the argument of the prosecution in the Stop Cop City RICO cases in Atlanta. (Which, BTW, is being prosecuted by the state, since the Atlanta DA refused to press the case.)
Yes because not wanting a valuable piece of equipment that is all but essential in modern society to get broken and leaving it elsewhere while you attend a gathering is just impossible.
Do these people even think before they speak, or do they actually think that's a valid argument?
I left my phone at home last time I went to a water park. I am a criminal who had bad intentions, better lock me up
It doesn't have to valid, it just has to give them a flimsy excuse to violate your rights. It's not about justice it's about punishing people who speak up.
Ill say it im not glad he got a settlement. He knew what he was doing going undercover at a protest and it was likely 'try to entrap protestors'
Hopefully this case can be used as precedence going forward. Who the victim was shouldn't play a role there.
How much did St. Louis pay out to normal people who were beaten by cops at protests?
That's my question too. I wouldn't say acab but way too many are and they get way too many preferential verdicts.
The money they waste on police lawsuits they could have ended homelessness, fed every child and buy me a 1985 IROC-Z. What a waste for losing your cool.
As always, ACAB.
The AP's shitty coverage doesn't even mention that the undercover cop who got severely beaten is black.
Cops beat a black undercover cop at a protest, because he was (a) black and (b) at a protest. Of course, cops routinely beat protesters, especially black protesters, but everyone who's beaten doesn't get a fat payout like this. Only cops, and only if they sue.
Acab
Fuck the police.
Disgusting. Paying out a class traitor plain clothes police instigator because his brother's in blue treated him like he treats everyone else.
I hope he has to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life.
this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2024
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