No jail time for Colorado police officer who locked woman in SUV struck by train - eviltoast
Jordan Steinke, the Fort Lupton police officer who locked a handcuffed woman in a police vehicle that was hit by a freight train, was sentenced to probation Friday.
  • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
    241·
    1 year ago

    Steinke said she hoped to give educational talks to new police officers about the danger of railroad tracks and how important it is for officers to be aware of their surroundings

    I HAD NO IDEA!

  • Buffaloaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    1 year ago

    30 months supervised probation for reckless endangerment and assault. How the fuck was it not attempted murder??

    • KFDirector@kbin.social
      132·
      1 year ago

      Because the DA charged her with “Attempted Reckless Manslaughter”, which the judge acquitted her of because “Attempted Reckless Manslaughter” is an almost incoherent crime. (Reckless Manslaughter doesn’t require intent, Attempted [anything] does, this made the mens rea basically impossible to prove, and indeed it wasn’t.) One would almost suspect that the prosecution felt the need to charge the cop with a serious crime but didn’t want one that could possibly stick.