AmnesiaInnocent t1_j5ujjh2 wrote
Shouldn't a wrongfully convicted man be the responsibility of the DAs office, not the cops?
AdLainUnknown t1_j5ultpr wrote
Never thought about it but it does seem weird.
TouchDownBurrito OP t1_j5uorhg wrote
Seems like it should be 50/50 since the cops make arrests and put together the case.
Bunzilla t1_j5vqb4j wrote
Cops make the arrest but the DA is the one who puts together the case.
TouchDownBurrito OP t1_j5vsm05 wrote
This might just be semantics, but the cops “put together the case” by gathering enough evidence and probable cause to arrest someone. The DA then signs off on it and prosecutes the case.
Bunzilla t1_j5wc0ok wrote
Fair enough. I was looking at it more in terms of actually compiling and putting together the case that they will present to the judge and jury.
boston3328 t1_j5zihei wrote
DA chooses what cases and what charges to pursue
chaosharmonic t1_j5wqsju wrote
Like two separate, yet equally oppressive groups?
penisrumortrue t1_j5x8090 wrote
BUM BUM
Simon_Jester88 t1_j5yp0up wrote
These are their stories
SergeantThunderCock t1_j5uqbfp wrote
Without having read the article (paywall), I assume the headline is just not thoughtfully written. Police and prosecutors together are considered “law enforcement.”
CheruthCutestory t1_j5ur07e wrote
But the DA isn’t part of the city. It’s the county which for most of Massachusetts, including Suffolk, was taken over by the state.
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giritrobbins t1_j5uwg8i wrote
My guess it depends on why? Did the police fabricate or without evidence?
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j5w0du1 wrote
In the case of Sean Ellis, police corruption was a HUGE part of why it played out the way it did. That shit had witness intimidation, planted evidence, all sorts of bad cop shit.
jojenns t1_j5vip32 wrote
I agree with you in principal but in the Ellis case the cops were filthy
lucascorso21 t1_j5vs0xr wrote
Depends on the context and why they were wrongfully convicted.
Malforus t1_j5w975a wrote
Depends on if the cop manufactured the testimony. Yes they could have colluded to create false testimony but the DA likely has CYA.
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