His actions are not irresponsible, they are criminal.
How in the world is any white cop going to work in an area that has black people?
Nixon gets this man hanged without genuine due process and it’s going to be open season on white cops.
Nixon’s was a written rehearsed speech read off teleprompter. He knew exactly what he was saying and doing.
“His actions are not irresponsible, they are criminal.”
He is an attorney. His remarks are clearly prejudicial. Below are some of the applicable rules from the Missouri Bar Association Code of Conduct. The ABA Code of Conduct also applies and there are likely state statutes dealing with prejudicial statements by state employees and elected officials. Will any citizen of Missouri file a formal complaint with the state bar association? Will any politician stand up and demand he be accountable to the law and the standards of his profession. Until good men and women take a stand the corrupt will continue to act with impunity. Any citizen can file a formal complaint with the bar. Any politician has a pulpit from which to speak out.
RULE 1.11 SPECIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR FORMER AND CURRENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
(e) A lawyer who also holds public office, whether full or part-time, shall not engage in activities in which his or her personal or professional interests are or foreseeably could be in conflict with his or her official duties or responsibilities.
RULE 4-3.5: IMPARTIALITY AND DECORUM OF THE TRIBUNAL
A lawyer shall not:
(a) seek to influence a judge, juror, prospective juror, or other official by means prohibited by law;
(b) communicate ex parte with such a person during the proceeding unless authorized to do so by law or court order;
(c) communicate with a juror or prospective juror after discharge of the jury if:
(1) the communication is prohibited by law or court order;
(2) the juror has made known to the lawyer a desire not to communicate; or
(3) the communication involves misrepresentation, coercion, duress, or harassment; or
(d) engage in conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal.
defend judges and courts unjustly criticized.
RULE 4-3.6: TRIAL PUBLICITY
(a) A lawyer who is participating or has participated in the investigation or litigation of a matter shall not make an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter.
RULE 4-8.4: MISCONDUCT
It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:
(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;
(b) commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects;
(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. It shall not be professional misconduct for a lawyer for a criminal law enforcement agency, regulatory agency, or state attorney general to advise others about or to supervise another in an undercover investigation if the entity is authorized by law to conduct undercover investigations, and it shall not be professional misconduct for a lawyer employed in a capacity other than as a lawyer by a criminal law enforcement agency, regulatory agency, or state attorney general to participate in an undercover investigation, if the entity is authorized by law to conduct undercover investigations;
(d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
(e) state or imply an ability to influence improperly a government agency or official or to achieve results by means that violate the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law;
(f) knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law; or
(g) manifest by words or conduct, in representing a client, bias or prejudice based upon race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation. This Rule 4-8.4(g) does not preclude legitimate advocacy when race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, or other similar factors, are issues.
From the Missouri Code of Conduct for Executive Branch Employees:
CODE OF CONDUCT
Executive branch employees shall conduct the business of state government in a manner which Inspires public confidence and trust,
Employees shall avoid any interest or activity which improperly influences, or gives the appearance of improperly influencing, the conduct of their official duties,
Employees shall act impartially and neither dispense nor accept special favors or privileges which might be construed to improperly influence the performance of their official duties.
Employees shall not allow political participation or affiliation to improperly influence the performance of their duties to the public.