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In reply to the discussion: Now will people believe me when I say we live in a de facto police state? [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)A police state is where one ruler has all the power and the police are his goons to carry out enforcement of his desires without regard to any law - only the ruler's desires. Courts that exist are for show.
The NYPD is subject to the law. They didn't indict that one guy and should have, but there was a consideration of indicting him and in some cases, the officer will get indicted. There should also be a civil case and the burden of proof will be different, and Eric's survivors can recover damages. In a police state you don't get to sue the police. Or even have a grand jury meet to consider indicting them. They kill or put you in the gulag and that's it.
The NYPD can't call for removal of the mayor, only individuals can do that. They can call for it all they want due to the First Amendment. They won't succeed. Whatever processes allow for removal of a NYC mayor will not apply.
It's up to the prosecutor in each jurisdiction to decide whether to bring a case. They may not agree with you that the cases are slam dunk cases. It's usually a lot harder than it looks.