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The same judge imprisoned a teen for 19 years for lighting a mattress on fire that inadvertently led to a responding officer dying from smoke inhalation. But gives probation to this ex-NYPD who shot a man in the mouth & then placed a knife next to his body.nypost.com/2019/12/12/rit…
The same judge also sentenced Akai Gurley's killer, former NYPD officer Peter Liang, to probation.abcnews.go.com/US/nypd-office…
The same judge also sentenced the 2 NYPD officers who had sex w/ a teen in exchange for her freedom to probation. Pointed out that cop's conduct was mitigated bc the teenager also committed a crime by allegedly offering sex for her freedom. nypost.com/2019/08/29/jud…
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7:45am. A call from a random number. Pick up. The mom of a teen I represent.

Her voice soft. “Hi Scott. When will he be seen today?”

He’s still in jail. On bail she can’t yet afford.

“10am. But they won’t bring him up. You won’t see him.”

“It’s okay,” she says.

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Yes. The NYPD is weaponizing Tessa Major’s murder to attack reductions in marijuana enforcement & the prospect of legalization. Never fails. They use every tragedy to push their cynical agenda of more criminalization & greater harshness.nypost.com/2019/12/15/tes…
The fearmongering argument also makes no sense. Assuming it’s even true that she was trying to buy marijuana in a park when killed, legalization would have prevented the need to go to a park. She would have been able to buy from a licensed dispensary. With surveillance footage.
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