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      Once upon a time that would have been my sincere reaction. It’s a shame that I had to learn police have been shitting on their own integrity pretty much since their inception.

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    Prosecutors, however, have since been forced to dismiss at least eight of those felonies, many of them which relied on officers’ inaccurate reports, court records show.

    “Inaccurate” is a funny way to describe officers breaking the law, violating their oaths, lying to the courts, and attempting to frame these people.

    But in reality, they don’t give a shit about convictions. They almost always simply drop the charges against protestors. The point is to make them afraid, get them off the street, and kill their momentum. And this is exactly what their leadership has instructed them to do.

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      “Inaccurate” is a funny way to describe officers breaking the law, violating their oaths, lying to the courts, and attempting to frame these people.

      It’s in the job description, I’m afraid.

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    This would be a good time for those unfamiliar to learn about LA Sheriff gangs. Great reporting in written and podcast form.

    A Tradition of Violence was an investigation into sheriff gangs. Holy crap, it was good.

    Podcast.

    Series of articles.