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aidenn0 on Oct 4, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: “The Onion” Files a Supreme Court Brief

I have a friend who is a cop, and when testifying in a use of force case, he was pressured by his superiors to express his opinions in a way that would minimize liability for the department, so at least anecdotally they care about lawsuits.

michaelmrose on Oct 4, 2022 [–]

They care enough to lie and manipulate where it is trivial to do so that isn't a high standard.

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