gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months ago'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymorewww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1463arrow-down1external-link'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymorewww.latimes.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoThe Texas state troopers (who investigate police misconduct) are actually pretty hard ass about it. They see regular cops as inferior, so there’s no ‘thin blue line’ going on. It’s probably because their training is like 9 months versus 6 weeks.
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoSo…did they investigate uvalde yet or no?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoThey’re likely part of the reason there might be criminal charges pressed for it.
minus-squareTherouxSonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoTexas Rangers are more likely to investigate.
More accountable than Texas.
The Texas state troopers (who investigate police misconduct) are actually pretty hard ass about it. They see regular cops as inferior, so there’s no ‘thin blue line’ going on.
It’s probably because their training is like 9 months versus 6 weeks.
So…did they investigate uvalde yet or no?
They’re likely part of the reason there might be criminal charges pressed for it.
Texas Rangers are more likely to investigate.