Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFired North Dakota police officer is charged with "simple assault" for brutal beating of 63-year-old manbismarcktribune.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkFired North Dakota police officer is charged with "simple assault" for brutal beating of 63-year-old manbismarcktribune.comDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNeuromancerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s why I hate plea bargaining so much. Guy is mentally Ill. Old. Maybe started a fight with a cop but how much of a threat is he? Yet he’ll get charged and got to jail/prison and is society safer ? He’ll plea because no way he can afford a lawyer.
That’s why I hate plea bargaining so much.
Guy is mentally Ill. Old. Maybe started a fight with a cop but how much of a threat is he?
Yet he’ll get charged and got to jail/prison and is society safer ?
He’ll plea because no way he can afford a lawyer.