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hallmanners t1_ja37txy wrote

Reply to comment by 4RunnerPilot in Chief: DC Police Staffing at Its Lowest in Decades by thinkcontext

How do you think prosecutors build cases? Spoiler alert: they can’t do shit when cops won’t show up to testify

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4RunnerPilot t1_ja3a8jf wrote

The cops know these repeat offenders. They have video of them committing crimes. The prosecutors and judges don’t care and decide not to press charges. It’s a circus.

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qpdbun t1_ja3dsd5 wrote

Cops are required to show up for court and get paid ot for it, so that’s not even a thing

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hallmanners t1_ja3grtw wrote

I don’t work in the system, but I have friends who do. Whether or not cops are supposed to show up to court doesn’t mean they do. My point isn’t to say that the system is working (it’s not). My point is that blame falls on everyone, not just prosecutors and judges.

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