And the press names the victim, but not the cop. Also no apperent follow-up in a discplinary hearing for the cop.
I was in court one time waiting for a Lawyer friend who was defending a DWI case, the guy is a street lawyer, solid Republican, makes a living. The defendant refused a brethalizer after he was pulled over on a sticker violation, the guy was shot down, not on saftey, environmental.
In Mass you have to justify a stop, the cop pulled the guy over, did not run a safty check or could not prove one, rejection sticker or not, the judge went ballistic over probable cause, I looked in the paper the next day never saw a name, Of the cop.