
Nieves v. Bartlett
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Police Dishonesty Is a Reality Check
A usa to day investigation from 20 19 found that at least 300 prosecutors offices do not track officers with the history of lying or conduct in official reports or testimony. The minneapolis police department's initial statement about george floyd was that he died from a medical incident during a police interaction. And then a bystanders video goes virel and it's revealed that actually an officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes while he begged for his life. At the resulting protests, the buffalo new york police reported that a 75 year old man suffered injuries after he tripped and fell during a skirmish involving protesters. Just a few minutes after they made that statement, video emerged showing no skirm
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