Judge dismisses all charges against police officer Mark Dial in shooting of Eddie Irizarry
Judge dismisses all charges against police officer Mark Dial in shooting of Eddie Irizarry
A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday dismissed all charges against police officer Mark Dial, ruling that prosecutors had not presented evidence that he had committed a crime.
A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday dismissed all charges against police officer Mark Dial, ruling that prosecutors had not presented evidence that he had committed a crime.
And another one gets off scot free.
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Maybe some lawyer can explain that the prosecutors screwed up in some way? Article says they'll refile the charges.
Cuz sweet jeebers, from the video we've all seen, if that's not a crime then there's no crime anywhere.
Seems like the cop invoked the Uncle Jimbo defense.
"It's coming right for us!"
To which the completely impartial judge nodded and went back to playing Candy Crush.
Absolute immunity needs to go. Judicial reform will never stick unless these clowns get some skin in the game. Every unjustifiable decision in a court room throws back half the time the judge was ruling on. Fuck up a murder trial? That's 10 years without parole mfr