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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Prosecutor Who Filed Murder Charges Against The Cops Is Becoming A Police Target
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/01/27/3615644/police-retaliating-prosecutor-filing-murder-charges-cops/At least professionally, the Bernalillo County District Attorneys office has already paid for filing murder charges against two cops who shot and killed a homeless man in Albuquerque, New Mexico....
But this isnt the only way Brandenburg may have paid for her decision to file murder charges. Buried deep in an expansive New Yorker report on Albuquerques investigation of police shootings, reporter Rachel Aviv lays out how Brandenburg may have faced other personal pressures aimed at intimidating her out of using her enforcement powers....
Last October, Brandenburg told an attorney for the police union that she was considering filing charges against the cops who killed James Boyd, a homeless schizophrenic man approached by the officers for sleeping in the Albuquerque foothills. Within weeks, Brandenburg found herself the target of an investigation by the Albuquerque Police Department, Aviv explains.
The investigation related to theft by Brandenburgs son, who had stolen money from friends to feed his heroin addiction. Brandenburg had offered to pay back the victims of the theft, and somewhere along the way, police developed a claim that Brandenburg had bribed witnesses related to the case.
But this isnt the only way Brandenburg may have paid for her decision to file murder charges. Buried deep in an expansive New Yorker report on Albuquerques investigation of police shootings, reporter Rachel Aviv lays out how Brandenburg may have faced other personal pressures aimed at intimidating her out of using her enforcement powers....
Last October, Brandenburg told an attorney for the police union that she was considering filing charges against the cops who killed James Boyd, a homeless schizophrenic man approached by the officers for sleeping in the Albuquerque foothills. Within weeks, Brandenburg found herself the target of an investigation by the Albuquerque Police Department, Aviv explains.
The investigation related to theft by Brandenburgs son, who had stolen money from friends to feed his heroin addiction. Brandenburg had offered to pay back the victims of the theft, and somewhere along the way, police developed a claim that Brandenburg had bribed witnesses related to the case.
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The Prosecutor Who Filed Murder Charges Against The Cops Is Becoming A Police Target (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jan 2015
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99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)1. Just one more reminder of how far we have slipped
into becoming a Police State, with 'law enforcement' agencies operating
'above the law', and unaccountable, even to their own prosecutors, for
their bullying murderous crimes, perpetrated against unarmed citizens.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)2. Wtf, indeed.
I guess you don't file charges against cops because the union and the cops will try to fuck you up.
Lancero
(2,979 posts)3. Yeah.. uh...
If you admit that your son stole money to feed his heroin addiction, it's pretty hard to claim that the police investigation is retaliation.
Awkward timing for sure, but the investigation itself isn't retaliation.
The police claim of bribery might be, though by loose definition she did bribe them.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)4. Everyone who is surprised by this stand on your head...
Seriously, what did she expect? The kkkops will never stand for this and no one is going to stop them.
GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)5. Sounds like $$$ privilege
Omaha Steve
(99,055 posts)6. K&R!
MinM
(2,650 posts)7. That's why most of these cases ..
end up like this.
The Michigan Daily ?@michigandaily: Prosecutor will not press charges against officer who shot Ann Arbor resident http://ow.ly/IfYKo
this.
New Mexico Grand Jury Finds Police Shooting Unjustified- DA Refuses to Prosecute
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/561363661583683584
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/561363661583683584