Police attorneys argued that the officers - subpoenaed to appear as witnesses - should have their own lawyers present to defend them. Typically, witnesses answer questions from the district attorney and lawyers for the defendants and do not have their own lawyers present. In a packed courtroom on Friday, an attorney for the officers, Nicole Pifari, said that if the court found the nine officers to be racist, they would suffer "instantaneous, far reaching and likely permanent damage" to their reputations and employment opportunities.
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