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In reply to the discussion: In case you missed it, Stephen King summed up the Freddie Gray BS in one Tweet [View all]TipTok
(2,474 posts)203. Either way...
If it were my son who had been killed, I would still expect the legal system to require a standard of proof before convicting someone of a crime.
I took your post to mean that you were unsatisfied with that standard and I was curious as to what your solution or alternative would be.
Easy peasy...
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In case you missed it, Stephen King summed up the Freddie Gray BS in one Tweet [View all]
Godhumor
Jun 2016
OP
If there was evidence someone killed him, the prosecution should present it
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#1
The guy,who was just acquitted, was charged with negligence and official misconduct
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#92
Then I will rephrase. Apparently the prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to convict, even for
Akicita
Jun 2016
#127
That'sthe judge they had to convince. He is AA and a former civil rights attorney with a good record
Akicita
Jun 2016
#131
In our justice system, every defendant is supposed to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Akicita
Jul 2016
#187
He had a history of self injury while in custody. The evidence doesn't support
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#18
The only thing the last acquittal was proof of is we have an Injustice System.
NutmegYankee
Jun 2016
#21
The fatal damage occurred in the van, but the severe neck injury occurred while he was on the ground
tblue37
Jun 2016
#102
Whose? (I just grabbed the URLs and located the relevant sections). Since I'm severely
tblue37
Jun 2016
#111
C'mon. We don't want to hear about actual testimony. Our conjecture fits our agenda better and is
Akicita
Jun 2016
#125
That's what all this is about. Feeling better. Guilt or innocence is irrelevant. We need a
Akicita
Jun 2016
#124
Gray's legs were dragging as he was taken to the van. Probably the damage was done
tblue37
Jun 2016
#32
There was no evidence of a rough ride. And the van driver faced the most serious charges
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#39
Press Virginia didn't find them innocent. The judge did. I suppose the AA judge must be an uncle Tom
Akicita
Jun 2016
#70
Except the strapping in policy was brand new and the evidence showed that these cops had not yet
Akicita
Jun 2016
#72
The guy who drove the van, when the injuries occurred, was just acquiited
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#52
not even the prosecutors are making that claim. The judge is a former civil rights attorney
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#82
Hahahaha! So Mosby, who basically staked her career to this case, wants the cops to get off
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#88
Totally agree. I always suspected Mosby was a double agent. No justice, no peace indeed.
Akicita
Jun 2016
#130
The Medical Examiner testified that his injury occurred in the van not during the arrest
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#141
There was evidence of sabotage. Maybe one of her prosecutors wants her job.
That Guy 888
Jun 2016
#120
Right. The authorities could never make a mistake in a case unless it was on purpose to throw the
Akicita
Jun 2016
#167
Agree with your first two points. I'm not devoted to any thugs. I just think only the guilty should
Akicita
Jul 2016
#198
Right on. It's now obvious that Mosby was in on it from the beginning. She probably planned
Akicita
Jun 2016
#132
It's always disapointing to see slavish devotion to murderers that wear uniforms.
That Guy 888
Jun 2016
#164
Sometimes. Many people get so invested in a guilty verdict based on bad initial information that
Akicita
Jun 2016
#176
(warning graphic) The correct answer is: "No the police are not victims of lynch mob justice"
That Guy 888
Jul 2016
#185
I am in total agreement that police often face no consequences for their actions. Where did I say
Akicita
Jul 2016
#186
You're right. Every conviction ever made in the history of our country should be overturned unless
Akicita
Jun 2016
#166
He had a history of self injury in custody, but it's possible his injuries are
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#17
Hahahaha .... and we have no problem with the abuse of AA members of our society ....
etherealtruth
Jun 2016
#29
I think many people may be going back to the Jim Crow days where the conjecture of the lynch mob is
Akicita
Jun 2016
#168
Yes, that is sad. What is also sad is the cultural phenomenon where when an unarmed black person is
Akicita
Jun 2016
#134
The burned and looted business of Ferguson and Baltimore provide ample evidence of a quick verdict
Akicita
Jun 2016
#137
No poor innocent police officer was convicted. But their lives were ruined. How do you think the
Akicita
Jun 2016
#139
So burning and looting your neighbors' homes and businesses because you are upset about something is
Akicita
Jun 2016
#144
If I remember right, and my memory is a bit fuzzy, but the cop told Brown to get out of the middle
Akicita
Jun 2016
#146
Completely agree. My point is that in any of the examples you cite, if any of those guys attacked a
Akicita
Jun 2016
#150
We have a great need to clean up the police departments in this country. Requiring they wear body
Akicita
Jun 2016
#157
You might be right. I just don't understand and oppose victimizing your own neighbors to get
Akicita
Jun 2016
#160
Not according to a lot of lawyers. Mosby overcharged, charges contradicted each other
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#20
When I saw on the news the accused were acquitted I thought there had been a jury trial.
In_The_Wind
Jun 2016
#136
Damn, when I get to my production company's office in LA, this is a man I want to spend time
Feeling the Bern
Jun 2016
#68
Based on what? His extensive time in the court room listening to the evidence?
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#153
I respect Stephen King, but I am waiting for Lindsey Lohan's opinion to make up my mind.
Akicita
Jun 2016
#163