A man in Seattle killed himself thinking that he'd hurt someone in a hit-and-run. A cop's lie 'contributed' to his suicide, police watchdog says

CNN ^ | Fri January 10, 2020 | Nicole Chavez and Konstantin Toropin

[xp38]

I doubt the cop will now commit suicide.

[NorseViking]

And the problem is?

[Don W]

THIS is yet another “unintended consequence” of not holding those entrusted with upholding the law to a HIGHER standard.

As I stated earlier, if they lie with impunity to the ones they supposedly “serve”, why should the public not lie right back?

[Responsibility2nd]

The fact that he committed a hit and run and the fact that he was so mentally unstable that he committed suicide far outweighs the actions of the cops in this situation.

[SaxxonWoods]

Bad Man-Bun day?

[Larry Lucido]

There’s a lesson here, folks.

If they’d only told Jeff Epstein that he’d hurt someone in a hit and run, he’d have killed himself.

[Pol-92064]

Roll Eyes. Police are not guilty if stupid people commit suicide.

[wastedyears]

Ping

[The_Media_never_lie]

I doubt the cop will now commit suicide.

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People have been Arkancided for far less than this.

[wastedyears]

And the problem is?

Problem is, the cop lied and the guy killed himself.

[Track9]

Paranoid much? How bout another bong hit.

[NorseViking]

Do you really think police is guilty in this case?

[Jamestown1630]

I have questions about this entire story.

It seems like just another attempt to demonize all police officers.

[The_Media_never_lie]

As I stated earlier, if they lie with impunity to the ones they supposedly “serve”, why should the public not lie right back?

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There are some fine people who are cops, but generally, they are not your friends.

[Yogafist]

I guess he should have stayed at the scene so he would have known the extent of injury.

[wastedyears]

There’s precedence in things like this. Girl got arrested and charged with manslaughter for convincing a boy to kill himself. I see no reason why the cop should be above the law in this case.

[wastedyears]

It seems like just another attempt to demonize all police officers.

There's lots of ammo for that, no pun intended.

[Enterprise]

You’re wasting your time on this one. The suicide was a personal choice of the guy who broke the law when he committed the hit & run. Get lost.

[NorseViking]

Apples and oranges. Policing is a sort of low level warfare procesuted by the society on bad guys. It generally involves deception and all sorts of psy ops. I really doubt that such an outcome was expected. There are means and methods police should not employ of course but it is not one of these.