Don't DA's have limited immunity?
Don't DA's have limited immunity?
lsakdjflksadjf wrote:
Don't DA's have limited immunity?
They have absolute immunity.
That's what I thought but wasn't sure.
Cheers.
switchblade wrote:
Oooops. Can DA's be prosecuted for perjury?
Prosecutors routinely engage in egregious misconduct and are essentially never held accountable. Do a little googling and I'm sure you'll quickly become amazed at the things some of them do and continue to get away with.
It seems like in the matter at hand, the assistant DA may have been wrong about her interpretation of the law. It may result in one or two of the numerous charges against one or two of the six defendants being dropped. But for a prosecutor, being wrong is not a criminal offense. You'd have to be able to prove that she was intentional and malicious in her misconduct to have it rise to the level of a criminal offense, and even then, she'd realistically never be charged. Prosecutors rarely levy charges against cops if at all possible, and even more rarely against other prosecutors. You'd hope she'd know the laws she makes a living enforcing just like you'd hope the cops would, but both receive a LOT of latitude in carrying out their duties.
How can a knife be illegal? Is a sword or machete illegal to carry? If you're using it for intimidation or battery, okay. Maybe if you carry one onto a plane? I would think that dudes coming to defense of the cops could come up with a better argument than this nonsense.
hulksmash wrote:
How can a knife be illegal? Is a sword or machete illegal to carry? If you're using it for intimidation or battery, okay. Maybe if you carry one onto a plane? I would think that dudes coming to defense of the cops could come up with a better argument than this nonsense.
If you have no idea how a knife can be legal, and no way of finding out for yourself, please keep you dumb posts off the internet.
According to multiple reports, the knife is legal to carry under Maryland law. However, there is Baltimore city code that cites that the type of knife (the blade opens with a spring assist) was illegal under Baltimore city code. There are multiple state and local laws dealing with types, sizes, etc. of knives and what is legal to carry and what is not. She wasn't lying (unless she knew about the Baltimore city code and the type of knife actually violates the code). I am assuming since she claimed it was legal under MD law, she was not aware of the city code. The defense wants to inspect the knife to confirm this. However, unless they reasonably suspected he had an illegal knife on him when they started to chase him, they had no pc to chase and arrest him.
switchblade wrote:
Oooops. Can DA's be prosecuted for perjury?
1. No. The cops under indictment claim the knife was illegal. This does not make it a fact.
2. Yes. Cops and DAs have knowingly put away innocent people (generally black men) for decades without any sanctions. However, when the FDA accused rich white Duke students of rape and was wrong, he was out of a job in a NY minute.
Exthrower, can you cite your soure (what network was the interview on?) for the information that the cops observed him in a drug transaction? If this is true, it certainly changes things. The multiple online and television sources (Fox, CNN, NBC, Al Jazeera, BBCAmerica, among others) I have been following have made no mention of this interview/claim at all.
He saw it on the shoe COPS. That is where he gets most of his info about anything to do with black people.