It’s probably wrong to generalize about such a huge state, but Texas seems to actually be punishing some bad cops and prosecutors lately.
No kidding. I thought Texas was supposed to be so great. Its slipping.
Cops are too hyper-vigilant. Everyone is a suspect, everyone poses a threat to them.
This mindset is leading to these abuses. Folks are getting hurt/killed at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them.
Police forces around the nation are looking more like paramilitary rather than cops.
Any person acting with the authority of the State needs to be held personally accountable for malfeasance or abuse of that power.
They need to be personally civilly liable to anyone they violate.
And, actually, they should be required to obtain malfeasance insurance from a private insurer, who sets individual rates based on risk. That way, it becomes too expensive for a crooked gov’t agent to remain employed as such.