rascal_red t1_j183zyy wrote on December 22, 2022 at 10:42 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in DC Police Officers Found Guilty in Karon Hylton-Brown’s Death by foodude84

I fail to see how lying about policy violations is not lying during a criminal investigation.

Also, the idea that every crime/degree requires proof of malicious intent to do criminal harm is fiction.

FrankSinatraYodeling t1_j19jjnn wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:46 PM

How does lying about policy violations escalate a charge to 2nd degree murder?

rascal_red t1_j19litq wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:59 PM

I never said that? At least in this case, but since you ask, that would depend on the exact violations and reasons why.

Moreover, normal people can be charged for lying in the course of an investigation-why should that not apply to police of all people?

FrankSinatraYodeling t1_j19ntb0 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:14 PM

It should apply to police, but how does that elevate a charge to 2nd degree murder when it doesn't to normal people?

rascal_red t1_j19on0d wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:19 PM

Again, I did not say that. What I said was that lying about policy violations in the course of an investigation IS criminal-even if prosecutors avoid charging the police, as they prefer to do.