Michael Brown

[Sidelle]

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[feanan]

Mad much?

Grand jury heard a lot more evidence and eyewitness testimony than anyone in this thread.

[Portasaurus]

Originally Posted by feanan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Grand jury heard a lot more evidence and eyewitness testimony than anyone in this thread.

That's kind of exactly the problem.

A lot of other cases get the public eye. Doing it behind closed doors like this is a GREAT WAY to fuel the rage and conspiracy theories.

"Good job, idiots" is really all I have to say today.

[Duckwalk]

Originally Posted by Portasaurus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's kind of exactly the problem.

A lot of other cases get the public eye. Doing it behind closed doors like this is a GREAT WAY to fuel the rage and conspiracy theories.

"Good job, idiots" is really all I have to say today.

Exactly. Officer Wilsonmay very well be innocent but he should be found so in a court of law not a back room where only Prosecutor is allowed and in this case he's feeding them potentially exculpatory evidence instead of trying for an indictment.

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

Originally Posted by Portasaurus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"Good job, idiots" is really all I have to say today.

[Duckwalk]

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

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

Originally Posted by Duckwalk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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?

[Duckwalk]

Originally Posted by DetroitVelvetSmooth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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?

Just pointing out Furgeson citizens have every right to be mad not that I'm encouraging rioting.

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

Originally Posted by Duckwalk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just pointing out Furgeson citizens have every right to be mad not that I'm encouraging rioting.

Its ok man, we can agree.

[BulletCatcher]

Feel the burn Duckwalk. This is why you should not run your mouth about things you know nothing about. Aint that right Hateraid... you fucking wannabe. We could just try Officer Wilson because that's what the masses want... Anyone else want another George Zimmerman thing to occur?