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Kevin Lawrence, who was the executive director of the Texas Municipal Police Association, believes the worst crime Picket committed was when he was being treated for his injuries at a hospital and reportedly threw urine on a Grand Prairie police officer. >> So, the Dallas police are outraged. Not because one of their own did something wrong this time, but because the justice system finally gave them a taste of their own medicine. Law enforcement officers say that it was a shameful act of disrespect of a police officer and now they want to know why the Dallas County District's Attorney Office is not prosecuting it. >> And now officers are crying foul. Funny, because when they investigate themselves, it always ends with, "We found no wrongdoing." >> JD Miles has that story for you. All new here at 5. When Kendall Picket ended up in the Dallas County Jail back in June after two back-to-back high-speed pursuits, he had five criminal charges filed against him. The 22-year-old was arrested near I30 in West Morland, where police say he tried to steal the patrol car he was placed in after leading authorities on a chase in another stolen vehicle. >> We got at least at least a couple of different felonies going on here. Kevin Lawrence, who was the executive director of the Texas Municipal Police Association, believes the worst crime Picket committed was when he was being treated for his injuries at a hospital and reportedly threw urine on a Grand Prairie police officer. >> It's a slap in the face. You know, it's a gut punch. >> Lawrence, whose organization represents 34,000 officers across Texas, couldn't believe it last week when Picket was sentenced to probation for theft. Four other charges, including throwing the urine, were dismissed by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. >> At minimum, the guy ought to see a year inside the county jail. What if the cop had thrown the urine on that guy? What would you want to happen to the officer? >> Oh, great question, Kevin. Let's play pretend for a second. If a cop threw urine on a citizen, we all know exactly what would happen. Nothing. No charges, no discipline, no accountability, maybe a paid vacation, excuse me, administrative leave, and a quick internal investigation that magically clears him by Monday. When police do it, it's policy. When a citizen does it, it's assault. Funny how that badge can turn any bodily fluid into qualified immunity. So maybe the real question isn't what would happen if a cop threw urine, it's why the public even has to imagine it. >> The office of Dallas County District Attorney John Cruso declined to comment on the decision. Dallas County District Judge Amber Given says she has unfairly endured the wrath of upset law enforcement officers, including the TMPA, and told us the Texas Municipal Police Association's post and its trailing commentary are both divisive and demonstrabably false. I did not place the individual on probation for throwing urine at an officer. The individual faced five pending charges, including the matter involving urine, and it was the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, not the court, that dismissed four of the five charges, including the charge involving an allegation about urine. The TMPA says Crusoe owes an apology to Grand Prairie police. >> We're not surprised with stuff like this out of Dallas County. Judge Crusoe was the one who said he wouldn't prosecute anybody who stole less than $750 because this is the kind of stuff that makes it difficult for us to get cops to continue putting on a badge every day and go and going out and doing their jobs. >> As for Kendall Picket, despite getting three years probation, he's already back in jail, this time in Tarant County for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a bond of $1 million. In Dallas, JD Miles, CBS News, Texas. >> Now, don't get it twisted. I'm not defending what this guy did. Throwing urine on anyone is disgusting. No question about that. But here's what's funny. The same police departments crying about this one guy's actions are the same ones that investigate themselves every time an officer beats, shoots, or kills someone and somehow always find no wrongdoing. My channel, this very channel is full of videos showing actual crimes committed by police officers. They call it administrative leave, policy compliant, or my personal favorite, the officer feared for their life. That's the magic phrase that turns violence into paperwork. We've seen cops beating restrained suspects, tasing mothers with their kids still in the car, kicking handcuffed men while other officers look away. And none of them got probation. They got protection. So, forgive me if I don't feel bad for the badge this time. When the tables turn, justice finally looks familiar. So yeah, throwing urine is bad, but hypocrisy, that's the real crime here.
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