• Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    When I picked up bodies for the Medical Examiner’s Office, we had very strict chain of custody rules we had to follow. If the decedent had any valuables on their person (purse, wallet, jewelry, etc), or any medication, we had to write detailed descriptions of every item found (a gold ring is not a gold ring, it’s a gold colored ring), then package it all up with the ranking police officer on the scene as a witness who then signs the sealed bag. Even the slightest deviation from this would get us immediately fired, and even prosecuted if surviving family members made any accusations about theft.

    In a capital murder case where an alleged murderer/terrorist can potentially walk free because the chain of custody rules weren’t followed, how the fuck does this cop still have a job? How is she not being charged with tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice?

    Don’t get me wrong, I am all for letting Luigi go free, but this is a fuck-up of monumental proportions.

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      23 hours ago

      Why would she be fired for doing what she was told? The fact she wasn’t fired tells you everything you need to know

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        22 hours ago

        I don’t disagree, but that means the fuck-up goes higher up the food chain. The NYPD has to know this makes a conviction that much more difficult.

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          13 hours ago

          The reality is that they are not above ignoring the law to lock away someone who dared strike against the Oligarchy. Mangione will be convicted no matter how many times they have to put him on trial, even if he is innocent.

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          20 hours ago

          I think pigs got a call from the top to get this shit done…

          This is the best they could muster up it seems, which is rather pathetic. They must have known this will scrutinized but they still could not follow the law.

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            19 hours ago

            It’s almost like a compulsion with the police to be extra scummy, even when it’s not necessary.