Michael Brown

[Eliseus]

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

Sorry to burst your bubble but you being bad at English doesn't make me a hypocrite.

Super bad

[Sidelle]

Anyone else disturbed about the governor of Missouri calling for the "vigorous prosecution" of the police officer before the evidence was even presented to the grand jury? He's a lawyer and former state attorney general so what he did was inexcusable.

Also, sounds like that cop was assaulted badly enough that his eye socket was fractured.

[dhew]

You can prosecute all you want...it's the prosecution's job to do that. Nothing wrong with it at all. In fact, if you vigorously prosecute, and the jury still finds someone "not guilty", that's good...mistrial less likely, bad publicity can always be deferred to the fact that the prosecuting attorney did everything they could, but evidence still didn't support the case.

[radditsu]

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

Anyone else disturbed about the governor of Missouri calling for the "vigorous prosecution" of the police officer before the evidence was even presented to the grand jury? He's a lawyer and former state attorney general so what he did was inexcusable.

Also, sounds like that cop was assaulted badly enough that his eye socket was fractured.

Examine the meaning of prosecution.

[dhew]

If he said vigorously execute, well, thats different...

[Sidelle]

No. What I'm saying is he has no business making biased statements like that before the grand jury was even convened. I can see him maybe using the words "vigorously investigate" or something like that but he didn't.

He isn't the prosecutor in this case. He's the governor. He's supposed to try and calm things down while remaining neutral and unbiased, not make it worse by pandering to the rioting mob and all but condemning the cop before the evidence is out.

Governor Jay Nixon (full lengtb)

[Glenzig]

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

No. What I'm saying is he has no business making biased statements like that before the grand jury was even convened. I can see him maybe using the words "vigorously investigate" or something like that but he didn't.

He isn't the prosecutor in this case. He's the governor. He's supposed to try and calm things down while remaining neutral and unbiased, not make it worse by pandering to the rioting mob and all but condemning the cop before the evidence is out.

Governor Jay Nixon (full lengtb)

Pretty sure that's exactly what he was told to do.

[Arclyte]

It's easier to throw Joe Policeman under the bus

[Patriam1066]

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

Anyone else disturbed about the governor of Missouri calling for the "vigorous prosecution" of the police officer before the evidence was even presented to the grand jury? He's a lawyer and former state attorney general so what he did was inexcusable.

Also, sounds like that cop was assaulted badly enough that his eye socket was fractured.

You can't prosecute without an indictment. If there is no evidence, and for all we know there may or may not be, there is no indictment. How any of you disagree with Sidelle on this is beyond me. We are a nation of laws, and people have the presumption of innocence. Assuming that this case will require a prosecution denies Darren Wilson that presumption.

I'm moving to Canada you people scare me.

I read an earlier post of yours about taxes and the military Radditsu. You'd be surprised how many of us "conservatives" (I consider myself a fiscally conservative independent) agree with you on that. I've written 15 letters to my senators and congressmen about the F-35 program being the biggest waste in the history of the US, but unfortunately Lockheed contracted work for the program to 45 states, so barring a dramatic change in course, we'll continue spending trillions on unnecessary (and ineffective) military procurements.

[Eliseus]

I think his judgement was good and bad. I think it was good to show immediate action being taken, and to maybe show some kind of support for all the black people calling everyone racist. I think it was bad though, like you said sidelle making all these prejudgments before anything, and making himself look like a huge tool.