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PPQue6 t1_j9sfc8o wrote

So not only was he presumably innocent (because the charges got dropped), but he also got the shit beat out of him by the CO's...? Am I understanding this correctly?

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War_Hymn t1_j9sl1i1 wrote

You have to understand, things work quite differently in third-world countries like the United States, especially if you are a minority.

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PPQue6 t1_j9slawa wrote

It's so fucking sad, it really is. These officers need to go to jail for a long time and should have to pay restitution to the victim for the next few decades. Of course we all know that we'll be even lucky to have them held responsible at all. 😔

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MalcolmLinair t1_j9slq8r wrote

US prisons are nothing but forced labor camps, with a fair bit of random beatings and torture thrown in to keep the 'guards' entertained.

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Goddess_Peorth t1_j9stlmy wrote

> Am I understanding this correctly?

No. There were 3 original charges that resulted in him being in the jail. Those were drug and related charges. There is no reason to believe he was innocent of those charges. The State decided not to pursue those charges, "in the interest of justice." Basically, they decided the whole situation was too fucked to charge him with anything.

The other 10 charges, related to the cops assaulting him, were dropped because he is innocent.

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treerabbit23 t1_j9xp67z wrote

They typically drop charges in these cases because it reduces the defendant’s ability to countersue.

Not at all about veracity. About reducing risk for the prosecutor, who is fully aware of the backlash already incoming.

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Goddess_Peorth t1_ja0htrh wrote

Exactly. Dropping the charges tells us nothing. It is not a signal that the charges were fake, or that there was no evidence.

So many people confuse knowing the cops are corrupt, or being anti-police, and the associated hyperbole, with understands what information is learned from an action. Critical thinking is dead this generation. Hopefully their kids will rebel by reading books or something.

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FapMeNot_Alt t1_j9xqg2s wrote

> There is no reason to believe he was innocent of those charges.

Except that whole "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law" thing our entire justice system is intended to be built on.

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Goddess_Peorth t1_ja0i0ch wrote

You're just spewing hyperbole because you misunderstand my comment.

It goes like this: "Wait, that comment is neutral, it isn't anti-cop! That person must be pro-cop and hate justice!" That's the level of "thinking" in this sub.

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PPQue6 t1_j9stqf1 wrote

Ok I wasn't too sure because the article was written somewhat poorly. Still, quite a bit fucked.

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the-dasdardly-puppet t1_j9slu7i wrote

No. He got a get out of jail free card because he was abused. Some of the charges stemmed from when they beat him, which were dropped because of his innocence. However, the charges that put him in jail were entirely prosecutable; the prosecutor just used their discretion to drop it.

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Kobebeef1988 t1_j9tdt3b wrote

That’s exactly what happened, but they downvoted you! Wtf

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FapMeNot_Alt t1_j9xqe15 wrote

It's possible this is what happened, but we do not know that for sure. This is what the prosecutor alleges.

>All 13 charges against Hobbs have been dropped. In dropping the charges, a local prosecutor said that there is insufficient evidence that Hobbs committed assault, battery and obstruction at the jail and that the state isn’t prosecuting Hobbs’ drug and traffic charges in the interest of justice.

I'm not in the habit of taking a prosecutor's claims that the person they were originally planning on prosecuting was totally guilty as gospel truth.

Seems like a major fucking issue with police being so violent it prevents the people from getting the trial and justice they deserve if this man was intoxicated (or trafficking, they don't specify the drug charges) while driving.

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