ChornWork2 t1_iy9tbjs wrote on November 29, 2022 at 8:37 PM

Reply to comment by stewartm0205 in A Rikers Officer Had Sex With a Detainee. It Took 7 Years to Fire Him. by marshall_project

For everyone other than cops, they're a formality. For cops, they're a corrupt opt-out by prosecutors who are afraid to piss off cops.

Could there be a better system that still involves grand juries? Sure, but as-is we're better off without them imho.

stewartm0205 t1_iy9zizc wrote on November 29, 2022 at 9:16 PM

Don’t they usually appoint a special prosecutor when cops are involved?

ChornWork2 t1_iyarerx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:30 AM

After the ridiculous white washing via grand jury of Eric Garner's killing by the NYPD, Cuomo did an executive order to have state AG (instead of local DA office) handle cases of police killings of unarmed people. But not special/independent prosecutors and obviously limited in scope.

It has led to improvements, but still lacking...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/nyregion/new-york-police-accountability.html