Maybe cops shouldn't be slapping people in hospitals.

Yeah, even the most reprehensible criminals have rights. And when a judge finds the word of a dog thief more credible than that of two cops, it's time to fire those cops.

I'm just gonna say fuck everyone involved.

Way to make sure the law is upheld, you ignorant degenerates.

The idea that you shouldn't face consequences for your actions because someone else did something wrong to you is a bizarre way of handling crime.

Puppy owners need to file a civil suit then. Denying them justice bc of stupid cops is wrong.

Holding someone down who's injured, sedated and handcuffed to a hospital bed and repeatedly slapping him is more than a minor mistake, as "he did something wrong" implies

Never said it was a minor mistake. Making shit up to set up your argument isn't really a great way to start a discussion.

You definitely misrepresented the situation by using mild language when the actual offense was pretty bad, and I think it was intentional.

I mean, In some ways he did face consequences. The police were judge, jury, and executioner in this case. He was sentenced to a slap and served his sentence. Pity the officer robbed everyone of real justice.

Or ever.

Don't remember asking. Anyone going out of their way to associate malice with my comment should probably look into CB therapy. You've gotta be living in a pretty dark place in your head.

just arrest the cop for assault also

sooo 2 wrongs DO make a right? couldnt they have just charged the officer as well?

Holy understatement of a headline

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The suspect woke up and asked to speak to a lawyer, to which the police officer told him to suck a dick and eventually started beating the man. Another officer declined to investigate the incident.

It isn't a "someone else" scenario, it's the police force demonstrating that they can't be trusted. This isn't a rare issue, we do it all the time. Dirty cops get found out and then years of cases may need to be reopened, because now evidence is no longer viable.

You're missing the point that another officer declined to investigate the issue, setting up precedent that the whole department is unreliable. IE, the court can't take their testimony/evidence at face value anymore.

That’s not how it works in Canada

Even in the US, for what? They got the dog back so no damages there. Maybe if the bullet went thru the thief and into their wall or something, a claim for that may be possible I suppose.

Idk how it actually works in Canada, but I like the concept of tying criminal and civil liability connected to those criminal acts together. Would definitely give incentive for Joe Schmo US citizen to demand politicians to fix the issues with the US police departments.

Or to hire the dog thief.

Even the puppy?

Especially the puppy.

Or the dog

The purpose of vetoing punishment due to authority mishandling isn't to blame the legal system, but to blame the cops. The criminal faces repercussions from committing a crime, but a cop should also face repercussions from abusing their power. If the way a cop executes their duty is irrelevant to a case, it would never be brought up and nobody would care as much about it.

The dude got shot and was hospitalized. Putting them in jail would be redundant

I know it's a joke, but what if a puppy reads this? You could ruin their whole day.

Idk, let's sit down and have a discussion about this where we hear out the equally valid points on both sides.

So he's getting off with a slap on the wrist (and face).

Never said I didn't understand why it happens. I swear reddit is full of know it all pedants desperately looking to educate someone.

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I would think a good lawyer could come up with something like emotional distress or something, but the question is does the thief even have anything to take?

Assault. Conversion.

Why did the cop feel like he had the right to slap him?

they'd instantly forgive you.

justice was denied because the person whose entire job was to collect evidence didnt do his effing job. No data, no charges. Cop had one job-- be mad at him.

Maybe like hold them BOTH accountable? We can’t do that?

No trial? That is complete bullshit.

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Look up at what the post I responded to was responding to.

The pro cops-should-be-able-to-hurt-people-without-consequences argument has historically been “I love it when gangs beat up, harass, and or kill the people I don’t like” - so it’s not really worth considering or respecting.

Yeah...I was joking

You people are fucking stupid

Yeah but would they forgive the person for fucking it at the encouragement of everyone here?

Decisions like this are infuriating. Two wrong do not make a right. Both should have charges for their crimes and have to deal with the consequences. The guy was using a loaded gun in a robbery. ffs

Ahh, okay. Might want to add the /s next time, it's kindof hard to read inflection, and there are a lot of really stupid people who would say that completely un-ironically.

I have a very low opinion of a dog thief, but a policeman is supposed to be professionally trained to control his emotions no matter what the perpetrator did. So both are reprehensible in my mind.

Cops need to get their shit together.

there's no rule that says a dog can't be a police officer

Headline is misleading. This isn’t a scenario where they let the thief skate because of some “cruel and unusual” stipulation. The cop didn’t follow legal protocol for a number of other reasons, so the ag didn’t have enough credible evidence to move forward

He is a cop and his ego got bruised

He’ll likely get a 2 year vacation before he rejoins the workforce.

Yup - fire them both.

This was season 2, episode 3 on Hulu.

unfortunately he was elected, so it's hard to fire george santos

Sorry - I meant both policemen.

Honestly the most shocking part about this is that it happened in Canada.