Like you and me, only better
A prosecutor says in a report to Cleveland city officials that at least two Cleveland police officers lied under oath and Police Chief Wes Snyder illegally ordered arrests but they won’t be charged.
Tenth District Attorney General Steven Bebb said Monday that instead of prosecuting the offenses, he will seek “a spirit of cooperation” with the Cleveland Police Department.
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City Manager Janice Casteel said no one in the police department will be fired or punished as a result of the report.
No charges, no firing, no mention of disciplining? Instead, we have touchy feely hippie sayings like a spirit of cooperation. If I lied under oath, what do you think would happen?
January 16th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Perhaps their idea of cooperation is to use the evidence to earn favors. Something like: “I won’t prosecute you for the illegal things you did, but you owe me a few favors.”
The prosecutor can now ask the Chief to arrest anyone he pleases to return the favor.
January 16th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Yea, but if they piss you off, you and your buddies won’t be able to write them tickets for going 2mph over the speed limit, or failing to properly signal a turn, or tase and then arrest them for having a couple of glasses of wine with dinner before driving home.
Prosecutors aren’t stupid…you don’t piss off the ones who carry guns and handcuffs if you know what’s good for you. Average Joe peasants like you and me? Well, they’ve gotta have SOMETHING to hang their “tough on crime” hats on when running for office later in their careers, now don’t they?
But I’m not bitter or anything.
January 16th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
There’s nothing like stuff like this to inspire confidence and trust of the courts and cops eh?
January 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
You don’t have to lie under oath to be charge. Just lying, (or mis-remember), to an “only one” and you’ve committed a crime.
Cause laws are for protecting us from those evil terrorists… (and the likes of Kevin, aka “Smallest Minority”)
January 17th, 2008 at 4:52 am
Wasn’t Cleveland TN where that bunch of WWII vets armed themselves to insure a fair election?
January 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
No, that was in Etowah.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
“If I lied under oath, what do you think would happen?”
Depends on the lie and on who’s behalf it was perpetrated.