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		pas on June 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Del... How come the officer isn't charged with theft/larceny?

TheMagicHorsey on June 1, 2020 [–]

Because the district attorney would have to bring those charges, and he doesn't want to, because it's his homies.

thrwn_frthr_awy on June 1, 2020 | | [–]

Which is interesting given his civil defense was “you can’t sue me because I stole the money from the police department/city not you”.

pas on June 1, 2020 | | [–]

Tough on crime, as long as it wasn't perpetrated by mah buddies in blu?

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