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Originally Posted by Paratrooper
This!
Two things that really piss me off about what happened.
First, the police officer arrested the poor guy with no degree of certainty. It's a completely different model/year Challenger and even has different colored rims. Obviously he didn't get a good look at the one that got away. "Screw it! I'm mad and you're driving a dark colored Challenger, so you'll do."
Second, when offered evidence that was told to him exonerates the guy he arrested, he refused to see it. He made a conscious decision that he would rather obliterate an innocent man's life than own up to a mistake.
Those are the important issues at hand and none of the news stories I've seen are focusing on them.
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That IS the big issue. To arrest the wrong person is one thing... it happens. But, the fact is, the officer in pursuit LOST line of sight on his original perp, and still made an arrest based solely on "looks like." Sloppy, but still forgivable.
What is NOT even remotely acceptable is deliberately avoiding proof of innocence. In my book, that is what takes that officer from good guy to bad guy. He crossed that line.