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Body Cam Records Baltimore Cop Planting Drugs While Two Others Watch

posted by martyb on Friday July 21 2017, @01:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the Alexa-don't-watch-me-do-crime dept.

Scrutinizer writes:

A Baltimore cop, identified as Richard Pinheiro, was recorded on video planting drugs then "finding" them moments later - in front of two other unnamed cops. The video was made possible due to Pinheiro's body camera being designed to keep the 30 seconds of video prior to it being "switched on".

Charges against the civilian suspect have been dropped; no word yet on any criminal charges against any of the three cops.

Also at Ars Technica, The Baltimore Sun, USA Today and vox.com.

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday July 21 2017, @02:03AM (3 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday July 21 2017, @02:03AM (#542143)

    The "action" is termed possession. Yeah, it's a huge trust issue.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Justin Case on Friday July 21 2017, @04:33AM (2 children)

    by Justin Case (4239) on Friday July 21 2017, @04:33AM (#542184) Journal

    I don't know if you're agreeing or disagreeing, but I have to say possession is not an action. You can become in possession of something when you are sound asleep, or motionless in a straitjacket, or for that matter in a "vegetable" coma. All that is required is for someone else to commit the action and bingo! you are guilty!

    (This gets even more absurd when the law forbids you to possess certain unapproved bits, which I can simply email to your hard drive.)

    • (Score: 4, Informative) by PiMuNu on Friday July 21 2017, @06:00AM (1 child)

      by PiMuNu (3823) on Friday July 21 2017, @06:00AM (#542219)

      I think Mens Rea is a legal term.

      Mens Rear is not.

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Friday July 21 2017, @07:50PM

        by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday July 21 2017, @07:50PM (#542526) Journal

        I think Mens Rea is a legal term.

        Mens Rear is not.

        There are a few states where "Mens Rear" is still a legal term...