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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)Whether a prosecutor wants charges or not effects how he/she brings to a grand jury.
My point is the most common complaint about grand juries at least what a prosecutor will tell you they shows only the evidence that helps the prosecutor, not the exculpatory evidence. This prosecutor did both which makes the criticism unusual.
As far as to the first point, I could understand the criticism better from the puppet standpoint if the prosecutor without the evidence that gives the grand jury probably cause to move forward with the indictment. I haven't got around to read the transcripts but I understand many people feel like the prosecutor treating Wilson with kid gloves when he was on the stand. On the other hand, if he really wanted to he wouldn't have let Dorian Wilson or the Brown family forensics expert testify which we can view the transcripts that were released to the public which a common complaint about the grand juries is the secret proceedings with no transparency which this one is different.
If he did handle this prosecution by withholding a key piece of evidence, one side or the other would be screaming bloody murder (though a completely secret transparency would have limited that -- though their would be conspiracy theories up the wazoo) so I understanding the public pressure led to this unusual step to present every evidence (or most of it) and show the public the transcripts, documents, and audio.