That does indeed occur on an all too frequent basis...and can actually allow people who should be in fact be convicted to get off because while they were guilty of a crime, it wasn’t the worse crime they were charged with.
However, the circumstances here as to why charges were brought when they were brought and why are altogether difference, so I’m not sure what your point is in this context.
He doesn’t have a point. He just wants to slam cops. Even cops that might be innocent.