Wow. In January, NYPD falsely alleged a 16 year-old resisted a lawful search & in the struggle, the teen's gun went off, hitting himself & then the officer's leg. The DA prosecuted. Mayor Adams (wrongly) blamed bail reform. This is how the NY Times presented it. But now...1/2 
...a judge who saw video evidence says the officer was lying every which way. The cops were conducting an apparently illegal search, and the teen complied with it and kept his hands up. The teen is, in essence, a victim of a police-involved shooting. nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-c-…
Why did he have a gun? A survey of young people in NYC who carry guns found a large majority had had a family member or friend shot, had been arrested themselves, had been shot at, and more. In their experience, police did not keep them safe. courtinnovation.org/publications/g…
Great reporting by @BKriegstein & @Noah__Goldberg.
It’s worth saying clearly: Bail reform didn't impact this case (Mayor Adams was wrong on that) but the case DOES illustrate one reason (of many) for ensuring protections against pre-trial jailing. In short, #CopsLie.
It’s worth saying clearly: Bail reform didn't impact this case (Mayor Adams was wrong on that) but the case DOES illustrate one reason (of many) for ensuring protections against pre-trial jailing. In short, #CopsLie.
Important questions...
https://twitter.com/justwongisms/status/1501387709738270721?s=20&t=rDBUynBzzswn9G5vb3RLVA
New Yorkers, you can tell your lawmakers to help protect people from being jailed based on police lies by protecting bail reform. Use this quick & easy tool. p2a.co/odTjzAr
Some context: In 2016, @macfathom wrote a great piece on cops found to be liars by judges, but continuing to do harm because mayors, prosecutors & police commissioners look the other way. villagevoice.com/2016/11/01/the…
Then, in 2019, @georgejoseph94 found one way prosecutors try to sweep it all under the rug. gothamist.com/news/new-york-…
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