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In reply to the discussion: I think Wilson is a bad cop, quite possibly a racist, but I also think this was an unwinnable case. [View all]TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)46. Should the district attorney always act based on protests and riots?
I don't think so.
I supported the protests because I believe fundamental change has to be made in the law itself, and in the way LE police and interact with the black community.
I have never supported protests for the purpose of getting the DA to bring charges if the the charges were not warranted. No amount of pressure should be able to sway a DA. Not even the possibility of riots.
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I think Wilson is a bad cop, quite possibly a racist, but I also think this was an unwinnable case. [View all]
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
OP
Yeah, Nostradamus McC thought potential race riots were a better desired outcome than a tough trial.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#3
The moment that Wilson got out his gun, it was inevitable that community tensions
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#106
Should the district attorney always act based on protests and riots?
TexasMommaWithAHat
Nov 2014
#46
I agree. McCulloch wasn't a lazy ass at all. He worked *very hard* to prevent an indictment
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#7
He took it to a complicit M$M who launched softball questions. Preparing bullet-points in order
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#14
A DA works closely with the police force. There is an inherent conflict of interest and a potential
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#107
Are you suggesting that every DA should step aside for any cases that involve the police?
Oktober
Nov 2014
#133
One of the things I keep reading is that several witnesses lied, saying he was shot in the back.
Voice for Peace
Nov 2014
#104
Yes, he could have presented the guy who claimed to see an execution-style shooting
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#147
Did you notice Johnson's stating that Wilson backed up right next to Johnson and Brown
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#110
+100. Wilson's acts of backing up the car and opening the door warrant examination.
John1956PA
Nov 2014
#137
No adversarial cross-examination, no exclusion of evidence, no trial judge to keep the attorneys
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#109
For better or worse, I would be more suspicious of racist motives if he was a Tea partier.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#10
You *do* know that his father was murdered by a Black man 50 years prior to Michael Brown's
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#18
Nice defense of McCulloch...that "black females" remark is an especially nice touch, Doofus.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#129
If this case doesn't prove McCulloch's personal vendetta against Blacks, nothing can.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#151
I specifically take issue with your claim that McCulloch lacks the trust of the community.
branford
Nov 2014
#98
I neither support McCulloch action in the grand jury or reside in St. Louis County.
branford
Nov 2014
#100
You may continue to take issue with the question of "community", while ignoring the heart...
Spazito
Nov 2014
#130
McCulloch does not have the trust of the black community. Is that specific enough for you?
kwassa
Nov 2014
#154
Wilson could EASILY be charged for shooting at someone FROM the back... when there was
uponit7771
Nov 2014
#48
Yes, when I want unabashed right-wing bullshit, I cite the Washington Times. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2014
#27
Yes, it's so much better that the prosecutor didn't actually present his evidence
jeff47
Nov 2014
#49
There just is no replacement for our adversarial trial system. It is one of the greatest
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#114
You're just so precious. The point is that DAs like McCulloch don't use this
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#54
Did you watch Lawrence O'Donnell's show on MSNBC discussing the terrible mistake the
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#116
Someone who I mentioned somewhere else graduated from several law schools, including Yale Law
JonLP24
Nov 2014
#120
What is the surprise or confusion? The Grand Jury is a puppet of the prosecution
TheKentuckian
Nov 2014
#88
The reason that the evidence and hearing before the grand jury are kept secret is that
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#115
Heads up. The Washington Times is generally very right-wing and is not a respected source
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#113
sounds nice, but this is not plausible. if that were the case, then one would expect
unblock
Nov 2014
#29
particularly for prosecutors. he might have chosen party affiliation based on career prospects.
unblock
Nov 2014
#40
By publishing the evidence, McCulloch guaranteed that the evidence is tainted.
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#118
Yes or No: Did\Does probable cause exist that Darren Wilson commited a crime in
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#50
Cyril Wecht, the famous medical examiner, determined it, based on the EVIDENCE.
robinlynne
Nov 2014
#95
How can you know? You hold a trial with at least two attorneys who argue the law and the
JDPriestly
Nov 2014
#119
Yet wilson's defense attorney had no concerns about him testifying it appears...
Spazito
Nov 2014
#61
How often does a prosecutor allow a suspect to explain their side to a grand jury......
Logical
Nov 2014
#65
Aren't you the one who challenged me to show a DU'er who said "white privilege does not exist"?
U4ikLefty
Nov 2014
#76
I take it you did not see Cyril Wecht's video? simple forensics show that Brown
robinlynne
Nov 2014
#77
I already acknowledged that McCulloch could have obtained an indictment if he was determined to,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#91
So choosing to present an unconstitutional law to GJ and relying on this presentation for a failure
lonestarnot
Nov 2014
#139
I believe this issue was clarified for the grand jurors before they began their deliberations.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#146