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[deleted] t1_jajv5p3 wrote

Reply to comment by Arleare13 in New York Will Pay Millions to Protesters Violently Corralled by Police by mowotlarx

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Arleare13 t1_jajx8pb wrote

Lawyers from the NYC Law Department represented the NYPD. That’s how it works. The Law Department is like the NYPD’s law firm.

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[deleted] t1_jajxvsn wrote

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Arleare13 t1_jajy6s5 wrote

The NYPD could decline representation by the Law Department if they wanted to. They don’t, because the Law Department knows what they’re doing.

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[deleted] t1_jak1efg wrote

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Arleare13 t1_jak23ue wrote

They can self-represent or hire private outside counsel if they want. They just usually don’t, because their internal lawyers don’t usually handle these sorts of cases, and private outside counsel is expensive while the Law Department is free.

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