Sorry, Bloomberg Law has the world’s finest paywall, and I’ve found no way around it, so we get only a tiny peek at the article, but that’s enough.
The Eighth Circuit said Friday that two St. Louis County police officers weren’t entitled to qualified immunity after they allegedly bumped into a suspect’s car on purpose during a pursuit, then failed to render aid when he crashed into a tree and died.
Can’t read the whole article. I’m surprised the county police were this bad. I know the city police are garbage.
They played Russian roulette on duty and killed another officer.
Never been to St Louis, but everywhere I’ve lived the functional difference between city cops and county cops is that the county cops have wide-brim hats.
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That’s not unique. LAPD (city) is the third largest police force in the nation. LASD (county) is fourth.
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Holy shit, that’s insane.
Just to make sure everyone know the story.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/02/29/us/st-louis-police-russian-roulette-killing-guilty-plea/index.html
That’s one of the all-time gruesome gun-worshiping greats of stupid psychotic policing, and as always at the heart of it lies the lies: