But in cases in which it's a defendant's word against a police officer's, the benefit of doubt often falls to the cop.See, it's only a few bad apples. And of course:
Except when there's video...
The clerk on duty the night that Lopez confronted Lawless told investigators that three times after the incident, police officers spoke with him about the security tape and that two asked if he would erase it. [More]
A hearing to determine what discipline, if any, will be imposed on Lopez is still pending.Nice. Assault a girl with a deadly weapon. What a despicable, cowardly sociopath. And these are the "Only Ones" the evil and the stupid think should be "permitted" to carry guns because they consider you and me--what were their words?--"untrained and dangerous individuals".
[Via Brian F]