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… University officials earlier this month appealed The Dallas Morning News’ public records request for the bodycam footage to the Texas Attorney General’s Office to prevent the release of information.

Knotts died Nov. 29 after he ran away from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where Hutchins police brought him for a mental health evaluation.

UT Southwestern police chased Knotts, who suffered from paranoia, handcuffed him and struggled to get him inside a police car, according to the only publicly available police report of what occurred at the hospital. They brought him back to the hospital, where he died. …

 
This man was killed on November 29, 2022, almost a year ago, and police still haven’t even released the names of the cops who did it.

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    8 months ago

    If I kidnapped a man with known mental health issues and then killed him when he tried to escape, I would face the entire strength of the judicial system.

    But if I slap a badge on my chest, not only are there no repercussions but the system will actively protect me from any sort of persecution or consequences.

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      8 months ago

      It confuses me as an outsider why Americans spend so much time shooting kids instead of cops.

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          8 months ago

          Not everyone likes to play on easy. Where’s the hardcore players? With all the bluster about the 2nd you’d think there’d be a plethora of them.

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            8 months ago

            Unfortunately, I’d like to redirect you to kboy’s second point. :(

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        8 months ago

        Because any time anyone who is left of center mentions he or she has guns, they get dogpiled by people calling them killers and telling them they don’t need guns, they can just call the police.