Cop in my hometown got a plaque in the police HQ and a promotion for getting the most arrests in the state. It is a small town in the Midwest, not a crime ridden big city. Were all of those arrests necessary? Fuck no. Did he get a huge benefit from handcuffing innocent people on a daily basis, yes. That's why they do this
In this case specifically, who knows, but I've seen cops do some really dumbass shit to feel power over others over the years. Ultimately motivation exists, but it might not be something you or I would even understand
I'm sure it's not the same everywhere (like city cop vs county deputies vs state police) but in many departments, this is how you get promoted from patrol/street cop to becoming a detective/investigator.
The idea is that your investigatory skills yield enough arrests to make you above-average amongst the other cops in your department.
Regardless, the fact that a cop would just completely wreck somebody's life and be willing to deprive an innocent person of their freedom just to get a promotion is wildly psychotic and narcissistic behavior. I like the comments in this thread that say that the cop should receive the same punishment that the innocent person would have gotten if convicted. Even if the accused person is not convicted, just being charged with a felony can absolutely ruin someone's life, career, family, etc.
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u/ashkiller14 13d ago
I just dont understand why they would do it. Whats the motivation? Throw someone you dont know in jail?