> The fabricating-evidence charge is a misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Misconduct in office is a common-law offense, which means that the court is free to impose any penalty that does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

> Prosecutors said the video prompted them to drop more than 110 cases involving the three officers in the video from Pinheiro’s camera.

That's 110 people who either were innocent and terrorized by the police, or were guilty and escaped justice due to police incompetency. Either way, not a good look.

Prosecutor in this case the same State's Attorney Mosby who tried (and failed miserably) the Freddie Gray manslaughter/murder case.

We shouldn't have to revisit that decision on the merits just because some police officer who disagrees with it unilaterally breached the social contract. We should just punish him. Severely.

It sounds like you're suggesting that ethical reasoning done by previous generations is somehow binding on future debates, almost like some form of case law.

> As a society, we've already chosen that we'd rather see a perpetrator walk free than imprisoned without proper evidence.

I wonder if you're failing to make a distinction between what people will say in public vs. their private thoughts on the matter.