Can't make this up. Tallahassee planted evidence

[cole256 17,084]

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2024/04/04/tallahassee-police-chief-slams-release-of-edited-dui-video-before-trial/73208195007/

Edited April 8 by cole256

[CoffeeTiger 5,133]

Here's the video referenced in the article: 

 

 

 

Doesn't look good for the officer here. The police department says the video was edited to look bad and the full video shows no wrongdoing, which they'll release after the trial. 

 

The woman officer in the video says she mistakenly opened and poured the alcohol out thinking it was department policy to empty all liquids before taking them in, and they claim the bottle itself wasn't taken in as evidence. 

 

 

I'm personally a little confused about what evidence they actually have against him here. Did they not do any kind of breathalyzer or blood test back at the station after the arrest, or did they arrest and prosecute him for DUI solely on the officers testimony that his eyes looked bloodshot and that they think they smelled alcohol? 

 

 

[AU9377 4,976]

5 hours ago, CoffeeTiger said:

Here's the video referenced in the article: 

 

 

 

Doesn't look good for the officer here. The police department says the video was edited to look bad and the full video shows no wrongdoing, which they'll release after the trial. 

 

The woman officer in the video says she mistakenly opened and poured the alcohol out thinking it was department policy to empty all liquids before taking them in, and they claim the bottle itself wasn't taken in as evidence. 

 

 

I'm personally a little confused about what evidence they actually have against him here. Did they not do any kind of breathalyzer or blood test back at the station after the arrest, or did they arrest and prosecute him for DUI solely on the officers testimony that his eyes looked bloodshot and that they think they smelled alcohol? 

 

 

Looks really weak to me.

[DKW 86 7,429]

Weak is the only word to use here. Not releasing the bodycam video is always a bad decision. Anyone can therefore conclude that the police are engaged in CYA?

 

Edited April 9 by DKW 86

[CoffeeTiger 5,133]

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2024/04/08/jury-convicts-driver-who-alleged-police-planted-bottle-during-dui-stop/73241810007/

The jury found him guilty of DUI.