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CrJ418 t1_j9rhng8 wrote

That bullshit.

If you're white and rich:

 "they would have to be able to prove intent. That he knew the chips were stolen and intended to defraud the rightful owner. And that's very difficult to prove in a court of law, beyond an actual confession, so it's unlikely an indictment will take place...."

Two fucking systems.

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BuffaloInCahoots t1_j9rngfi wrote

The article said, the video showed he knew they were stolen, I’m guessing he saw it go down and took the shot at free chips. Seeing that this is only $5, they should just charge the original thief and tack on littering. This dude just grabbed some ground chips, fair game in my book.

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jdogx17 t1_j9rrroq wrote

No, the article says:

“Police said they reviewed video footage and concluded that Braswell was aware of the theft.”

Videos generally don’t show what people know or don’t know.

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DogLegJournalist t1_j9tfqrg wrote

Yeah but pigs are trained to lie and judges give them the benefit of the doubt so... 6 months in jail it is.

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BuffaloInCahoots t1_j9rs8lu wrote

So he probably saw it go down, like I said. That’s the only reasonable way to assume he knew they were stolen. Still don’t blame the dude, I would have grabbed a bag too.

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Desdam0na t1_j9subev wrote

No. Police said according to a video they believe he knew.

They did not say he saw it happen, and the video is not available for us to confirm.

Police very consistently lie on these situations so we really don't know what happened unless they are willing to release the video

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Kcidobor t1_j9tdya3 wrote

Police very consistently lie. In all situations

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MakionGarvinus t1_j9u9awm wrote

I was trying to be fair to my neighbor, who is/was a cop. I've only spoken to him a few times in 8 years, but waved at him whenever we drove past each other. Seemed like a decent enough guy, still takes care of his grandkids full time.

This summer, I had noticed that his truck almost never left his driveway, and when it did, it was for short periods of time. I also knew that he was the most senior (longest tenure) officer in the force, so one day I asked him if he'd retired. Like, "hey, did you finally take a well-deserved retirement? Heh heh"

He responded with "maybe, not really, still working." I just remember thinking that it's been over 6 months since I saw him in uniform, what is he trying to hide from me? It's gotta be his instinctual lying, is all I can conclude.

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DressForIt t1_j9ur5bj wrote

Lol what is this anecdote supposed to illustrate, you just spent 3 paragraphs explaining how you actually don't really know if your neighbor lies, but he's a cop who drives a truck and has grandkids, only he doesn't drive his truck much anymore.

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MakionGarvinus t1_j9uu9p4 wrote

He's either been disciplined for 8 months to a year, or he flat lied to me that he didn't retire.

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Kcidobor t1_j9usawe wrote

If you read between the lines it seems he’s saying that he is on disciplinary review. Maybe something using excessive force or abuse of powers. It’s mostly speculation but with the nature of the thread they commented on it would track

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shaggybear89 t1_j9t0cv1 wrote

Alright dude. Whatever you want to believe. Yikes

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Zomburai t1_j9tdt1u wrote

I'm sorry, do you think police consistently tell the truth?

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TheLostDovahkiin t1_j9t44ui wrote

If you saw someone walk out of a store with chips and they drop them. Your first conclusion is they are stolen ? 🤡

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AdvonKoulthar t1_j9t4hbu wrote

I’m sure he just convinced the clerk to sell him the display, like most people do…

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Kelpsie t1_j9t6lpq wrote

I'm not really looking to defend these asshole cops, but the thief literally took the chips display, crammed it into his car, and took off. I don't think ground-chips guy should have been arrested, but only an idiot would think anything other than 'robbery' in this situation.

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Timmichanga1 t1_j9ty2ox wrote

Why are you assuming that a homeless man saw the thief take the display?

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my_dogs_a_devil t1_j9uaca6 wrote

Because the police supposedly reviewed surveillance footage and came to the conclusion that the chip-eater knew they were stolen? Yes, you could assume the cops also came to that conclusion because they’re just racist dicks. You could assume a whole bunch of shit that takes the case either way. But from the details we have, I don’t think that the assumption that he witnessed the thief come out with the display is necessarily a bad one.

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Timmichanga1 t1_j9uat2e wrote

If the last few years have taught us anything, it's that cops have not earned and do not deserve the benefit of the doubt. Do not blindly believe what they say - for fucks sake they even have a word for lying under oath during a trial, "testilying."

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my_dogs_a_devil t1_j9utskz wrote

True but also which of these scenarios do you think is more plausible?
- The dude was in/around the store, saw everything go down, noticed the chips get dropped on the ground, and decided "hey, free chips", and picked them up to eat

- The dude was around the corner or somewhere where he saw/heard nothing go down, the cashier who chased the thief out didn't notice the chips that fell or didn't care to pick them up, and then the dude stumbled upon the scene and saw the chips, and then decided "hey, free chips", and picked them up to eat

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Timmichanga1 t1_j9uu6wg wrote

I think it's most plausible that people on the Internet well removed from the situation shouldn't be speculating as to what happened.

But since we're speculating, I think the dude just wandered around the corner, saw chips on the ground, and ate chips. Angry piggies then pulled up and harassed him, and are now looking for a post hoc justification of their brutality.

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Kelpsie t1_j9ukrr4 wrote

Because the comment I responded to starts with "if you saw."

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my_dogs_a_devil t1_j9uaizv wrote

If I saw someone camly walk out and accidentally drop a bag of chips? No. If I seen them running out carrying an entire display and drop a few bags while trying to jam it in their car and speed off…ya, probably??

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jdogx17 t1_j9s26j7 wrote

Unless they were Salt & Vinegar. Anyone who eats those deserves a night in jail.

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CraftyArmitage t1_j9sl8om wrote

I respect your opinion while reserving the right to downvote you.

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Working_Mastodon2619 t1_j9t1wnu wrote

I'd argue that they were trash as soon as the package was open.

I'd question the store owner and ask if he regularly sells open bags of chips, then question the person who actually stole them and see if he knew the chip eater.

Then we'd all go home, but probably not my client, cause if you're the type to eat floor chips outside of your house, you probably don't have a great job, and were fired when you went to jail and didn't show up, which probably caused you to be behind in rent, and subsequently evicted.

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MonkeyTacoBreath t1_j9tgw5p wrote

Adding lesser charges will do nothing. Upon conviction lesser charges are dropped or served concurrent to main charge under nearly every state's laws.

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kawkz440 t1_j9rkx0y wrote

Doesn't matter. They just need to get them into the system and let racism take care of the rest. Now the guy has an arrest record that employers can use to deny him employment and cops will use to continue to harass the guy.

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5050Clown t1_j9rqzlo wrote

If everything goes as intended he'll be a legal slave by June.

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jimmymd77 t1_j9tphxj wrote

Being homeless (and the look on his face in the mugshot), my guess is he is regularly steamrolled by the system.

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Moms_spaghetti_6969 t1_j9rtua8 wrote

If you’re white and rich you’re probably not eating stolen chips dropped by a thief

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