Jail can be very dangerous environment not only from other inmates but from the guards itself.

Should they be called “guards” if they are just as likely to attack you? Maybe “enforcers” is a better fit.

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So not only was he presumably innocent (because the charges got dropped), but he also got the shit beat out of him by the CO's...? Am I understanding this correctly?

You have to understand, things work quite differently in third-world countries like the United States, especially if you are a minority.

It's so fucking sad, it really is. These officers need to go to jail for a long time and should have to pay restitution to the victim for the next few decades. Of course we all know that we'll be even lucky to have them held responsible at all. 😔

US prisons are nothing but forced labor camps, with a fair bit of random beatings and torture thrown in to keep the 'guards' entertained.

No. He got a get out of jail free card because he was abused. Some of the charges stemmed from when they beat him, which were dropped because of his innocence. However, the charges that put him in jail were entirely prosecutable; the prosecutor just used their discretion to drop it.

> Am I understanding this correctly?

No. There were 3 original charges that resulted in him being in the jail. Those were drug and related charges. There is no reason to believe he was innocent of those charges. The State decided not to pursue those charges, "in the interest of justice." Basically, they decided the whole situation was too fucked to charge him with anything.

The other 10 charges, related to the cops assaulting him, were dropped because he is innocent.

Ok I wasn't too sure because the article was written somewhat poorly. Still, quite a bit fucked.

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Deep breaths friend

PIGS have a way of making my BP go up!

That’s exactly what happened, but they downvoted you! Wtf

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How's that boot taste?

Kinda think you misread his comment

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The guards should be given the same treatment that they gave him...a nice beating to reflect on.

That's circular and ridiculous.

It's simple reality.

They typically drop charges in these cases because it reduces the defendant’s ability to countersue.

Not at all about veracity. About reducing risk for the prosecutor, who is fully aware of the backlash already incoming.

It's possible this is what happened, but we do not know that for sure. This is what the prosecutor alleges.

>All 13 charges against Hobbs have been dropped. In dropping the charges, a local prosecutor said that there is insufficient evidence that Hobbs committed assault, battery and obstruction at the jail and that the state isn’t prosecuting Hobbs’ drug and traffic charges in the interest of justice.

I'm not in the habit of taking a prosecutor's claims that the person they were originally planning on prosecuting was totally guilty as gospel truth.

Seems like a major fucking issue with police being so violent it prevents the people from getting the trial and justice they deserve if this man was intoxicated (or trafficking, they don't specify the drug charges) while driving.

> There is no reason to believe he was innocent of those charges.

Except that whole "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law" thing our entire justice system is intended to be built on.

Blond boys doing what blond boys do

Edit: well shit I didn’t mean it was a good thing

Exactly. Dropping the charges tells us nothing. It is not a signal that the charges were fake, or that there was no evidence.

So many people confuse knowing the cops are corrupt, or being anti-police, and the associated hyperbole, with understands what information is learned from an action. Critical thinking is dead this generation. Hopefully their kids will rebel by reading books or something.

You're just spewing hyperbole because you misunderstand my comment.

It goes like this: "Wait, that comment is neutral, it isn't anti-cop! That person must be pro-cop and hate justice!" That's the level of "thinking" in this sub.