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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]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)It certainly seems Wilson showed up acting like an unreasonable dick but even then I no idea exactly what happened, the facts seem to contradict themselves which wouldn't help where use of force is rarely, if ever (strangely, when it comes to shots fired. A beating is easier to prosecute against).
Grand juries are typically used for murder charges so there may not be anything unusual there, if he personally felt he didn't have a case. He couldn't get away with the political pressure so he had to try the grand jury.
When it comes to the grand jury, I have no problems with how he choose to present the case. I would like to see it more often.
Legal scholars praise Ferguson grand jury for fairness beyond the norm
Legal experts across the country agree that while the process that led to a grand jurys decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, was unusual, it was not unfair. Rather if it was anything unusual, it was in its fairness and openness.
Lawyers and academics told The Washington Times that, despite their personal opinions on the case, which has sparked riots over police brutality, St. Louis county prosecutor Robert McCulloch sought unbiased justice in presenting the jury with every piece of evidence and then making that evidence public.
It was the most thorough grand jury investigation that Ive ever heard of, said Stephen Saltzburg, a professor of law at George Washington University Law School.
Media outlets and supporters of Mr. Brown have said that Mr. McCullochs prosecution was unusual because he did not go in with the goal of seeking an indictment in secret, as most prosecutors do.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/25/legal-scholars-praise-ferguson-grand-jury-fairness/#ixzz3KCTVWCJn
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