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katieleehaw t1_iwmqihy wrote

How do you get acquitted when you did it and it’s on video?

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toothlessalien t1_iwmrmd7 wrote

The judge needs to lick his balls Both worthless and weak

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MarlKarx-1818 t1_iwmrzxi wrote

You see your honor, that person in the video punching the shit out of a woman is not me, he's my long lost twin brother

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GoGatorsMashedTaters t1_iwmu7wz wrote

I skimmed through the article, what judge did this? Are they appointed to their position via elections, or state government?

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jjayzx t1_iwmvmc8 wrote

"The judge found Lugo’s actions were not unreasonable, saying they were in line with keeping public order and therefore justified." Hear that folks, it's ok to start punching people in the face to calm things down.

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tads73 t1_iwn2jlo wrote

Very disappointed, not surprised.

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glass_star t1_iwn4g59 wrote

“ He’s a kid who wanted to serve the city…”

A KID?! He’s THIRTY FIVE

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christopherryates t1_iwnbryl wrote

a good reminder that this is how this racket works and that all legal channels for redressing issues like this are designed to produce this very result. It's not just one bad cop and one moron judge.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_iwnck0j wrote

I sometimes wonder if the prosecution should have recourse in a case with a police officer where they stand to gain a clear advantage by waiving a jury trial.

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UsedCollection5830 t1_iwnds0l wrote

Wow I'm extremely shocked guys shocked I tell ya 💁🏿‍♂️

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Nand0_456 t1_iwnfnuf wrote

That judge is clearly unhinged

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the_falconator t1_iwnnaji wrote

I suspected this would be the outcome as soon as the full footage came out. I think he made a stupid decision to be there in the first place but Rouke very clearly laid her hands on him before he hit her despite her claims to the contrary.

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huh_phd t1_iwnndyy wrote

  1. Whatthefuck is a “police-trained open-handed distractionary strike techniques"?
  2. He was off duty
  3. It was on video

Bro cmon

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silverhammer96 t1_iwnoh2m wrote

In line with keeping public order? He was plain clothed, not on duty. Cops aren’t constantly on duty, they shouldn’t just be allowed to do whatever they want

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buddhamanjpb t1_iwnq209 wrote

Rules for thee, not for me...

What a fucking joke

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Jmac3366 t1_iwnuibv wrote

Well this state does have a history of questionable judges

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totoop t1_iwo6067 wrote

Just a few bad apples though am I right.

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Bobisadrummer t1_iwonomv wrote

Wild considering even the cop knew he fucked up otherwise he wouldn’t have dropped out of the race.

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DankOverwood t1_iwpltx9 wrote

More progressives and liberals need to carry guns to defend themselves in situations like this. Don’t have to be Tupac to be acquitted in our gun culture.

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BMorris2526 t1_iwprzum wrote

Congratulations officer. The judge heard the facts in a court of law, not on Reddit, and made a legal decision. Every citizen has that right, including cops.

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Styx_Renegade t1_iwpwj6d wrote

And that’s another percentage point down of how much the public trusts cops.

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Beezlegrunk t1_iwq203o wrote

Replying to DankOverwood (#554,216)

So Jennifer Rourke should have pulled out a gun and shot Lugo, who would have pulled his gun and shot her — with stray bullets and ricochets careening through a crowded space and wounding or killing bystanders — before everyone else pulled their guns and began firing.

Brilliant. Problem solved. Because more guns always leads to less death and injury …

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8pointstar t1_iwq9fex wrote

Replying to the_falconator (#549,816)

Hearing all the "he beat her up" and "he punched the shit out of her" comments and then you watch the vid and its like what?? Where?? If he had punched the shit out of her, she would have went down, there would have been physical evidence. He slapped her and AFTER she swung at him. This is all politics.

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8pointstar t1_iwq9ui8 wrote

The courts will give a cop leave to do almost anything when that cop is confronted with a riot. More so when the cop is directly assaulted. Agree or not, its worth remembering.

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes t1_iwqhtel wrote

Replying to radioflea (#550,640)

I know you’re getting down voted, and I understand where you’re coming from. Because it’s hard to take the people that we know personally who we know are good people who happen to do that job, and put them in the same category as the absolutely horrible people who do that job so that they can fuck with other people. It’s a tough place to be when you know a police officer because they’re a part of your life and you have to put them in the same category as all of the shitty people that they work with.

But the problem arises with the good cops, when they don’t do anything about the bad ones. There’s a reason the saying goes “one bad apple spoils the bunch“, because it’s true. And even though you can try to pick that one apple out it’s already made the rest of the apples shitty.

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes t1_iwqi8tl wrote

Replying to silverhammer96 (#549,888)

And that’s one of the issues we have, which is why we need police reform. Because as you stated, which is 100% true, cops are not on duty all day long. Because there’s an ocean of difference between what this cop did and an off duty officer saving a convenient store from a robbery.

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8pointstar t1_iwqk7zv wrote

Replying to LilahRosette (#551,094)

Right. Because she hit the "independent journalist" guy first, then went to hit the cop. The court will give that cop plenty of leeway to restrain her in that circumstance. He was wrong, absolutely. Should have been reprimanded. Could have and should have stopped her differently. But he didn't fly out of nowhere and hit her for no discernable reason

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sevazilla t1_iwqu3rw wrote

The whole problem department is fucked: when I got into a car accident with the public bus, they totally fucked up the report, and to make it worse my insurance ended up saying I was at fault because of the incorrect report when the dumbass bus driver literally hit me. I mean, they seriously messed up the location, the date, and even got my car wrong. Fuck you, officer Diaz, pathetic POS.

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes t1_iwra0mz wrote

Replying to silverhammer96 (#555,740)

You know, I’ve never thought about it like that. And you’re 100% right, they’re not any more special than anyone else when they’re not working. I don’t call myself an “off duty nanny”, when I’m not at work.

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