Screenshot of article for paywall troubles here - https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/532a1e99-a214-4068-bf8f-52ba4d84a495.jpeg
Also, yes, I do think that headline is bending over backwards to avoid saying “bastard cops murdered someone and lied about it,” but the media’s unwillingness to say these things is part of the story in these cases imo
They literally just do it and the courts go along with it.