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mowotlarx t1_j6x9h07 wrote

Reply to comment by Speedyx in New York Pays $121 Million for Police Misconduct, the Most in 5 Years by hau5keeping

These cases aren't all from 30 years ago, what are you even talking about. The most recent case that the DA bungled was from a cop who was doing this between 2011-2015. Over 130 convictions dropped.

Cops still do this.

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Speedyx t1_j6xb1of wrote

>“In recent years, district attorneys have moved to vacate many more criminal cases going back dozens of years which have led to an increase in the number of reverse conviction suits and related payouts,” said Nick Paolucci, a spokesman for the city’s law department. >

Sorry i read the article, i forgot this is reddit you are not supposed to do that.

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mowotlarx t1_j6xnocn wrote

"Going back" means there are cases as recent as a few years ago and spanning multiple decades in the past. Speaking of learning about reading comprehension...

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Speedyx t1_j6xpli2 wrote

Literally says going back dozens of years. One sentence. You are just making things up now.

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mowotlarx t1_j6xsujd wrote

Ok, when you read "going back dozens of years" do you think that means this only involves cases from 20 years ago? Or a time span of cases ranging from 2-5 years ago to others that took place 20 years ago? I don't know why you don't understand how ranges work.

Because, again, top news this week was a cop who was planting evidence and lying on the stand between 2012-2015. That is not 20 years ago. Current cops still engage in this behavior.

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Grass8989 t1_j6xtce5 wrote

It explains why this year was particularly higher than previous years.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j6y4vco wrote

>The most recent case that the DA bungled was from a cop who was doing this between 2011-2015.

That case was dismissed with prejudice though.

While that outcome is still an injustice to the victims, that cop would still be presumed innocent until trial, and now (post-trial) he should be decidedly innocent.

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