Reply #2: They broke the law and then lied about it.

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"According to the attorney general's office, he and his partner fired fifteen shots at an unarmed man in broad daylight and failed to report it to anyone instead giving a false report and leaving their victim for dead after removing their shell casings from the scene of their crime."

From what I read about this case, both were offered a plea deal, with a much lesser prison sentence, but they refused.

While I sympathize with their families, and acknowledge that their lives are in danger, if they had only told the truth from the start, it might have made a difference.

No member of law enforcement should be allowed to lie or obstruct justice, and those who wear a badge and carry a gun should always be held to a higher standard.