A prominent legal expert eviscerates the Darren Wilson prosecution, in 8 tweets

[Quixote1818]

Following the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri, prominent lawyer and MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Bloom argued on Twitter that St. Louis County prosecutors did a bad job questioning Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson  about the shooting of Michael Brown . She argued the questioning was basically a "tea party," far from the "grueling session" it should have been.

Read some of Bloom's tweets:http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/11/25/7285265/darren-wilson-grand-jury

[Kber]

1. She's missing the point

It wasn't the goal to go to trial.

The ferguson prosecutor achieved his desired outcome.

[underpants]

2. Better direct link. She tore McCollouch apart

https://storify.com/AtotheL/lisa-bloom-breaks-down-mcculloch-s-evidence-dump?utm_source=story&utm_media=storypage&utm_content=related

[Thespian2]

9. Thank you.

[underpants]

3. She mentioned "Witness #40"

Amazing hand written journal of racial self-discovery that just happens to both put the "author" in place to witness the murder but also coincides directly with the canned testimony that Wilson gave.

CAUTION - racial language

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5867744

[underpants]

5. I actually hadn't either

I had just read transcripts. Aside from the absurdity of the writings are those just photographs or really really bad copies? Ridiculous.

[Moostache]

6. Someone call Richard Gere...his role as Billy Flynn may be getting a sequel...

That "evidence" is laughable. The fact that this case is not going to trial makes a mockery of "justice" in the United States of America, not that such a concept wasn't already on life support to begin with...

[SunSeeker]

7. Lawrence O'Donnell had a great segment last night on this and had Bloom on. nt

[Spazito]

8. Ms. Bloom has been excellent in her commentary on this...

She eviscerates both the tainted GJ process used and McCulloch who was responsible for this putrid sham.

[Roland99]

10. wow...devastating comments. Every. Single. One.

[WinkyDink]

11. There has been no "prosecution."

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. I find it odd that everyone is questioing the eyewitness testimony

and calling it unreliable. That may be so, but no one seems to be saying that about Wilson's testimony. Out of all the witnesses, his testimony is the least reliable, as he has an enormous motive to lie, in order to avoid spending the rest of his life behind bars. Chances are, the witnesses off the street don't have attorneys while Wilson has an attorney or attorneys coaching him extensively on what to say. Wilson also began telling his story after the other witnesses could be pinned down on theirs. Wilson's side of the story seems to be the template or prism through which the forensic evidence is being interpreted, like whether it was Wilson who came forward or only Brown who did. I'm not saying Wilson is guilty of murder, but I thnk this should have gone to trial with a D.A. willing to cross examine Wilson (if he agreed to take the stand) and cut through the attorney coaching. Instead, McCullouch asked Wilson to say whatever he wanted at the grand jury proceeding and basically recite his attorney's script.

[Lex]

14. Yes, Wilson has a huge motive to lie.

Not many want to discuss that fact.

[frylock]

13. knr