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> Cops do not have the authority to decide who is guilty, let alone what their punishment will be.

Cops do have the legal authority to use lethal force on people resisting arrest if there's probable cause for injury to themselves or others.

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right, and the fact that there is no institution that seems to hold cops legitimately accountable as to wether or not there was actually probable cause seems to be a big issue here.

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