Philadelphia cop charged with murder after security cam video shows he lied about man "lunging" at him
In addition to the obvious outrage, pay attention, too, to how hard the Philadelphia PD is working to make sure you don't know what happened. It's been almost a month, and they still haven't shown anyone but themselves the bodycam footage.
They promised to show the video to the dead man's family, but then said, nah.
We still wouldn't know what had happened, if not for a neighbor with a security cam running.
It obliterates the old canard that "one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch," when the whole bunch is doing all they can to protect the bad apple.
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It’s actually “One bad apple spoils the bunch”, so it’s very accurate.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I learned the line from The Osmonds but Google tells me they got it wrong.
"One bad apple spoils the bunch" is better and truer, whether apples or cops.
Apples release ethylene as they rot, which accelerates the ripening and rotting of other apples.
As do police officers, so it fits perfectly.
THANK YOU! I'm sick of people perverting that phrase to imply its opposite.
This is why ACAB.
The Fraternal Order of Police should be forcing members to follow reasonable practices, like complying with internal investigations.
Or, you know... laws.
I will never understand how everyone isn’t constantly aware they are on camera at all times.
They've been able to get away with anything they wanted to for decades. The fact that they no longer can hasn't had time to impact their culture yet.
Well, at least they got this one right, charging him with murder.
Charged isn't convicted. Let's see how it goes.
There's only one solution to this problem.