Such a complicated take! Why not the simple one? Cops are big, dumb jocks and this perp walk gives them the chance to strut their fake tough guy stuff all over the media.
I see no difference between these clowns and the guys who bring ARs to rallies.
There’s the tough guy cop thing. There’s also simply the fact that cops are human, and some people are curious. You’re a cop who normally does traffic stops or deals with crazies on the subway. A call goes out asking if anyone wants to join the perp walk. How many are going to say yes, just for the sake of being part of something that clearly is a historic event? Who wouldn’t want to see the CEO killer with their own eyes? Or maybe, you go just to say you were there. There’s always some number who just want to be able to say they had a part in history, however minor. I bet there were a bunch of sheriffs and other law enforcement who told the tale to their grandchildren of that time they met John Brown.
I was hoping it wasn’t overly complicated. I guess I am thinking up theories since the justice system seems so eager to make an example out of Luigi, due to his popularity with the public (or their fondness for people in power). But I also think the justice system’s over reaction to Luigi (terrorism charge/federal charges) will create more animosity amongst the public directed at them.
I don’t think they’re overreacting to Luigi. They throw as many charges as they can at basically everyone. The US has a very long history of this sort of malicious prosecution to try and extract guilty pleas. It’s endemic in the system.
Such a complicated take! Why not the simple one? Cops are big, dumb jocks and this perp walk gives them the chance to strut their fake tough guy stuff all over the media.
I see no difference between these clowns and the guys who bring ARs to rallies.
There’s the tough guy cop thing. There’s also simply the fact that cops are human, and some people are curious. You’re a cop who normally does traffic stops or deals with crazies on the subway. A call goes out asking if anyone wants to join the perp walk. How many are going to say yes, just for the sake of being part of something that clearly is a historic event? Who wouldn’t want to see the CEO killer with their own eyes? Or maybe, you go just to say you were there. There’s always some number who just want to be able to say they had a part in history, however minor. I bet there were a bunch of sheriffs and other law enforcement who told the tale to their grandchildren of that time they met John Brown.
I was hoping it wasn’t overly complicated. I guess I am thinking up theories since the justice system seems so eager to make an example out of Luigi, due to his popularity with the public (or their fondness for people in power). But I also think the justice system’s over reaction to Luigi (terrorism charge/federal charges) will create more animosity amongst the public directed at them.
I don’t think they’re overreacting to Luigi. They throw as many charges as they can at basically everyone. The US has a very long history of this sort of malicious prosecution to try and extract guilty pleas. It’s endemic in the system.