Getting a police officer to testify against another is a daunting task, and there are many reasons why.
When Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. said Atlanta police officer Devin Brosnan would be a witness against Garrett Rolfe – the former officer charged withLegal experts who spoke with USA TODAY on Wednesday were shocked, too. It’s rare enough for an officer to be charged, one said. It’s rarer still for an officer to break through"the blue wall of silence” and testify, another said., however, as Brosnan’s lawyers quickly refuted Howard’s claim.
That cohesion contributes to officers’ unwillingness to testify against each other, he said. Police officers – who work in stressful and life-threatening situations – also feel"righteous" about their work, which leads to its own problems, Simon added. Over the past few decades, things have become marginally better, according to Sklansky. There are more officers in 2020 than there were 50 years ago who see the flaws in the system and who are"horrified" by abuses of power, he said.
Reform won't be"pretty or easy," Simon said, but it is necessary. For weeks, protesters across the nation have taken to the streets, calling for change in the aftermath of the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Brooks, all at the hands of police.
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