In this case, the judge is telling the jurors to ignore the testimony of a liar for the defense. Officers Ramos and Cicinelli were fired because of this fatal beating. So their actions couldn’t have been within department policy.
I’d agree that beating someone to death isn’t explicitly allowed in policy. I don’t agree that policy doesn’t encourage these types of things to occur.
From hiring, to training, to ‘officer safety’ all of those things create a mindset where this becomes acceptable.
Ya, agreed, the testimony was whack. It always seems odd to hear a judge say ignore what you just heard. For me, it would’ve colored my judgment inasmuch as it seems to be blatant covering up by friends in what should be positions of respect.