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‘I’ll take care of this because I’ll be prosecuting myself’, said Sandra Doorley, district attorney for Monroe County

Archived version: https://archive.ph/V3oNJ

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Because most sane people will stay far away from the political sector.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

who is most likely to seek out that power?

It's not just that assholes want power.

Having power actually causes neurological changes that reduce your capacity for empathy, making your brain more similar to someone born with psychopathy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Because those who aren't self-righteous bastards don't end up in news articles like this. They're there, just a lot more invisible.

[–] ieatmeat 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why is this in globalnews? How in the fuck is this relevant to / impacting anybody outside the us???

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

It's really not even impacting anyone inside of the US. All cops are assholes.

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)

lol, she’s Republican. Turns out Back the Blue only applies when cops go after other people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Now she's going around tagging the whole city with ACAB, I bet.

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m 3 points 7 months ago

Now I care about this because it happened to me!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

Officer: Why am I an asshole?
DA: I'm the Monroe County DA

She also offered a lame apology. I'm sure she would have skewered someone else who acted like that, including charging them for running from the police.

She sucks. I hope she's going to be pushed out of office.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

The apology video is pure gold, she reads it with this “can we just get this off the agenda already” look.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, everyone should call cops assholes, but don't be an asshole about it

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

The only smart thing to say to police is nothing at all: keep quiet.