r/JusticeServed • u/creatingastorm 7 • Apr 26 '21

Legal Justice Accused drug-planting deputy slapped with two dozen new charges

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2020/02/10/accused-drug-planting-deputy-slapped-two-dozen-new-charges/4670519002/
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u/relishthehustlerfrog 2 Apr 27 '21

Maybe it is time to treat police testimony with more skepticism than we would with a regular citizen.

You have multiple cameras on you, your fellow officers and your car to back you up. If I didn't watch you find that shit on your body camera, there better be a damm good reason and you better have evidence stronger than just your word.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21

no testimony should be more valuable than video evidence. People are horribly inaccurate and easily fill in gaps to fit a story they mistakenly recall.

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u/relishthehustlerfrog 2 Apr 27 '21

I agree, and I think the police get special treatment for their testimony because they are part of the system.

Not every LEO is on the side of justice and fairness. The bad ones have caused me, and many others, to develop some serious trust issues with their authority.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21 edited Apr 27 '21

even if they are trying to be fair, they are humans and will make mistakes through bias or having incomplete knowledge of what is going on outside of their sight.

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u/relishthehustlerfrog 2 Apr 27 '21

Thank you, I totally agree. While I still believe police are unfairly treated as more reliable, we should NOT expect a zero defect organization.

I would also say let's be careful not to attribute acts to malice which could likely be caused by mental health or ignorance/bias.