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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]uponit7771
(90,408 posts)48. Wilson could EASILY be charged for shooting at someone FROM the back... when there was
... no threat to him or others.
That's the excessive force...
Wilson denied shooting at Brown from the back even though FPD offcials said he did
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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