Sorry, Bloomberg Law has the world’s finest paywall, and I’ve found no way around it, so we get only a tiny peek at the article, but that’s enough.
The Eighth Circuit said Friday that two St. Louis County police officers weren’t entitled to qualified immunity after they allegedly bumped into a suspect’s car on purpose during a pursuit, then failed to render aid when he crashed into a tree and died.
This is super suspicious. The offer was on duty , engaging in a traffic chase and engaging likely in a pitt maneuver. Then waiting for emergency services to render aid.
This is like qualified immunity bingo.
Was the officer black or reporting others for misconduct?
Can’t read the whole article. I’m surprised the county police were this bad. I know the city police are garbage.
They played Russian roulette on duty and killed another officer.
Never been to St Louis, but everywhere I’ve lived the functional difference between city cops and county cops is that the county cops have wide-brim hats.
Holy shit, that’s insane.
Just to make sure everyone know the story.
That’s one of the all-time gruesome gun-worshiping greats of stupid psychotic policing, and as always at the heart of it lies the lies:
The St. Louis circuit attorney’s office has previously criticized police, saying they obstructed the investigation…
