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"What would your response be to the people who believe that dismissing these charges is an injustice specifically for the people that were injured?" CBS Austin asked.

"I think that there's a lot of misunderstanding about the role of the police department and their training and what it is that they're doing. Of all the professions in the world, the only one that has as much criticism and scrutiny from non-professionals is law enforcement," said Muery.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

"I think that there's a lot of misunderstanding about the role of the police department and their training and what it is that they're doing. Of all the professions in the world, the only one that has as much criticism and scrutiny from non-professionals is law enforcement," said Muery.

Oh, really? The public is too stupid to understand that the bros with a gun and a power fetish should be held to a higher standard and should actually respect people's rights, instead of this bullshit where they get indemnity and "paid administrative leave" for hurting people?

Fuck that lawyer. He could have kept it simple with "no comment," but instead, he's going to punch down on the victims.

ACAB.

[–] themeatbridge 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"We did nothing wrong! Also, we've changed everything about how we respond to protesters, and we've paid out millions of dollars to settle civil suits. BUT WE DID NOTHING WRONG! Prosecuting cops for things we admit we did and have agreed to stop doing is politically motivated harassment (that worked because we changed, promise) and we are owed compensation for all of the scrutiny we faced as a result of our actions."

[–] reddig33 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure the feds are coming for APD. The city dropped its lawsuit against most of the “beanbag” cops, but referred it to the Justice department for investigation.

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/04/austin-police-2020-protests-criminal-charges/