A Georgia police officer resigned from his job on Friday after erroneously pulling over a teenager, causing her to spend more than two weeks in a federal immigration jail, and leaving her facing deportation.
The officer, Leslie O’Neal, was employed at the police department in Dalton, a small city more than an hour north of Atlanta.
His arrest of college student Ximena Arias-Cristobal not only led to a domino effect that could lead to her deportation – it also engendered anger and criticism, especially given the circumstances of her immigration-related detention.
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pageflight@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 1y
What I hear is: publicizing and criticizing individuals' actions works to stop them.
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br · 33 pts · 1y
Another take: he resigned because the department didn't come out to defend his actions.
He's just gonna move out to the next town and keep committing crimes protected by the badge.
Kookie215@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
He's going to go work for ICE now, this is going to get him expedited through the process. He'll probably be running his own team by the end of 6 months.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 0 pts · 1y
May the forces forbid!
THB@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Was hoping it was because they felt some kind of shame, but no, of course not.