https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-karl-ashanti-special-federal-arrest
The main component of my job was defending police officers in similar situations who are sometimes guilty of falsely arresting people. And this was one of them,” he says. “That irony hit me immediately.”
that's a hell of a thing to center your entire job on :what-the-hell:
He figured it was an area that would always have a backlog of cases.
Upholding the police state to ensure your job security.