well, they do say the same building has the city’s jail – which had over 200 people in it.
another contrast, one less ambiguous:
prosecutors found Taylor was justified in his use of force against Erica Christiansen. Hermann’s memo said Christiansen flicked a cigarette at Officer Lino Pavon [while] the civil lawsuit notes [Taylor] “pushed her to the ground, and with intent to cause her harm, shot her at point-blank range five times with penetrating plastic buck shots as he stood over her.”
so that’s great. an officer can assault a bystander – yelling at the officers, but not actually part of the protest – because they were smoking, or something.
The windfalls may help pay the bills, but they also could backfire in court. In at least two cases, the fundraising has been cited by prosecutors and a federal judge as a reason not to release defendants from confinement. And for some of the defendants, the donations could lead to them losing access to free public defenders.
Additionally - if you were using your government paid work phone - or conducting government business on your private phone - you’re shit out of luck with the privacy smokescreen.
