gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymorewww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1468file-text
arrow-up1468external-link'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymorewww.latimes.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-up5·1 year agoSo…did they investigate uvalde yet or no?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey’re likely part of the reason there might be criminal charges pressed for it.
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.