I believe the city and department defending his actions at the trial and at the appeal is sufficient evidence that the city felt his actions were justified which is pretty much the definition of systemic. How could you not see that? Seriously, please address how this is not overtly systemic. I’d really like to know how one could view the system defending a criminal act against the citizenry as anything other than a systemic problem.
It is not the city perusing legal action but rather the victims of the policy of arresting people without specific and articulable cause.
By “robbibng” aka levy fine against the officers and their leadership of a small percentage of their pension, they suffer, as a department, for “robbing” (aka taking from without legal cause or reason) these children’s freedom and protected constitutional rights. This direct effect will almost certainly put an end to police violating the rights of the people whom they have sworn to protect or at the very least it will put a chilling effect on the defense of such actions.
