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The Velveteen Ocelot

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9. Keep in mind that the feds can't charge murder. They are investigating
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:20 PM
May 2020

only whether there was a federal civil rights violation within their jurisdiction. It's up to the county attorney to decide whether to charge the cop(s) with state law crimes, e.g. murder or manslaughter. However, with the feds involved Freeman's charges might have to take a back seat at least temporarily. Also, all the cops have lawyered up and are pleading the 5th, which is a problem for the prosecutors because both the federal and state laws require proof of specific intent, and the cops won't say what that was. The video shows what happened, but the prosecutors will have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt why as well.

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