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Originally Posted by Duckwalk
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It is very rare for prosecutors fail to secure indictments. But you're right, the Grand Jury did hear a lot more evidence than the public.
However, because the burden of proof is so low and the are more than enough public allegations / evidence to support such a burden they would basically need to be able to show beyond a reasonable doubt or at clear and convincingly that no wrong doing occured which is very unlikely.
Much more likely is the fact that the DAs office has a vested interest in not prosecuting local police whom they work closely with or the grand jury, technically drawn from a pool of registered voters (but most often the DAs golfing buddies) disn't want to indict a police officer.
See recent Houston Chronicle investigation into this very issue at http://m.chron.com/local/investigati...rt-1-24419.php |
Bingo - even in instances where they have hard evidence of wrong doing prosecutors will frequently let the police off the hook on general principle. What did you think this was about, justice?
11-25-2014, 12:29 PM
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