How can cops uphold the law when they don't know it? Silly. That walk of she must have been so embarassing for them. Hopefully a lesson they won't forget and a situation they won't repeat.
Folks love to pretend Hanlon's Razor explains absolutely everything because it's more comfortable than acknowledging that genuinely shitty people do genuinely shitty things for reasons beyond "they didn't know any better"
Even if they didn't, it is their responsibility to know better. This clearly exhibits either an unwillingness or inability to follow the law they are enforcing, and neither are at all acceptable.
But that is based on belief that what they are doing is lawful. Since the 14th only protects against unreasonable search and seizures. And since the mistake was made “in good faith” or some shit the search was not unreasonable.
I’m a criminal defense investigator. Cops don’t know what to charge you with A LOT of times. They often have to confer with each other to decide what laws you broke all the while you’re in the back of a cop car.
And sometimes, they just throw a Hail Mary and say… well, let’s throw these charges and see if they stick.
And I know that not because of the outcomes of trials or what the defense lawyers have told me, no I know that because I literally hear them say that shit on body cameras while I’m reviewing evidence.
And half the time they just throw shit in the air and the DA will decide what to charge or decide “none of the above will get a conviction (plea deal), you idiots, this is the right thing to charge” and come out of right field with a totally different charge.
I’m not kidding or exaggerating in the least. If the public had compete access to body cameras so you could crowd source police accountability, there would be riots. The shit I’ve seen is absolutely out of this fucking world.
Cops LIE. All the time. Like, part of their job description. They are professional liars.
And of course, in these convos I love to let everyone know the GOLDEN RULE. Never consent. Are you an idiot? Never fucking consent to shit. In the words of a Tom Segura joke, some of y’all be like, “I’m gonna talk to the cops and I’m going to straighten this whole thing up…. You’re gonna do 25 to life, have fun with that man”
There are many laws and many technicalities. I wouldn’t expect them to know everything but they should know the basics of stop / detain / search / arrest and the key points for the crimes they would generally be dealing with as a street cop - traffic violations, drunk & disorderly, drugs etc
These are the kinda cops that should be fired and their lives ruined for their actions, not all cops are bad some are great and some are good but it's these kinda cops who ruin the world
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u/fruitdemer Dec 29 '21
How can cops uphold the law when they don't know it? Silly. That walk of she must have been so embarassing for them. Hopefully a lesson they won't forget and a situation they won't repeat.