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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 65 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And the cop is going to get charged for lying, right?

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

Best I can do is paid administrative leave

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Constables are not cops, in general. IDK how exactly it works in Texas and it looks like it's actually more similar than it usually is, but as a general rule in practice, constables are sort of the "civil matter" version of police (who are chiefly for criminal matters) -- they serve evictions and summonses, child support warrants, traffic detail like in this case, that kind of thing.

[–] Hominine@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

The Best I can do is charge the driver with a misdemeanor instead.

Fuck cops and (most) DA's while we're at it.