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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 87 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I were in jail/prison and this cop had anything to do with my trial, I'd be calling my lawyer.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

if they ever find out about the cop, sure.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 50 points 1 year ago

While Kriv retired in January just before he was charged criminally, he had faced nearly 100 misconduct complaints from citizens and fellow officers in his tenure on the force. ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune previously detailed Kriv’s long history of alleged misconduct as an officer and his current legal trouble

One hundred misconduct complaints, some even by fellow officers, but he was allowed to stay on the force and continue committing crimes. This is where the A in ACAB comes from.

[–] Moyer1666@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure hope the cop is getting criminally charged. That's insane

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Doubt it, the Klan protect their own

[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 26 points 1 year ago

The most shocking thing is that something is being done about it. If we could get more of that we would be golden.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One day, a city will learn that it's way more affordable to fire shitty police than keep them.

[–] ChaosCharlie@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago

Absolutely despicable but not surprising..

[–] ScrollinMyDayAway@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

Has he been promoted yet?

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago

ACAB, plain and simple.