Officer Darren Wilson's story is unbelievable. Literally.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by whell

Still holding on to anything you can, even phantom evidence, so you can continue to advance your narrative. You're persistent, I'll give you that much.

For once (that I recall) you responded on point.
The entire legal process of Grand Jury handing out indictments is going to be scrutinized, whether you like it or not. Grand Jury is not an investigate body, they evaluate evidence presented to them by the DA, who in this case could have recused himself.

"The feeling all along was that McCulloch’s complete lack of objectivity would prevent him from bringing up charges against a police officer. McCulloch’s father was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1964. Most of McCulloch’s immediate family have served as police officers.

In the past, McCulloch has declined to bring up charges in other police involved shootings that seemed on the outside to show excessive or unlawful use of force."

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/11/...hts-match.html

So Whell or anyone else, how do you know that all the evidence was presented in this case when McCulloch in the past has been less than forthcoming in getting indictments against LEO's.

[bobabode]

Thanks for the PM back Mike. Stick around, would ya?

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

For once (that I recall) you responded on point.
The entire legal process of Grand Jury handing out indictments is going to be scrutinized, whether you like it or not. Grand Jury is not an investigate body, they evaluate evidence presented to them by the DA, who in this case could have recused himself.

"The feeling all along was that McCulloch’s complete lack of objectivity would prevent him from bringing up charges against a police officer. McCulloch’s father was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1964. Most of McCulloch’s immediate family have served as police officers.

In the past, McCulloch has declined to bring up charges in other police involved shootings that seemed on the outside to show excessive or unlawful use of force."

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/11/...hts-match.html

So Whell or anyone else, how do you know that all the evidence was presented in this case when McCulloch in the past has been less than forthcoming in getting indictments against LEO's.

He definitely did not press Wilson one single time...pretty sure that is what he's supposed to be doing, basically cross examine....

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

He definitely did not press Wilson one single time...pretty sure that is what he's supposed to be doing, basically cross examine....

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...ry.html#page=1



Quote:


But other witnesses were adamant, even during cross-examination by prosecutors, that Brown never charged the officer.

An elderly man who lives in the Canfield Green complex and witnessed the shooting from his porch contended during lengthy questioning by investigators and prosecutors that Brown was not shot in the back or charging the officer but was instead “steadily moving” toward him, “staggering,” wounded and “wobbly” before the final fatal shot to his head.

“He was not charging him, he was defenseless, hands up, he was trying to stay on his feet and you could see that his knees was beginning to buckle, he was going down,” the man told the grand jury. He said he saw Brown’s torso bent 45 degrees as he was “fighting to stay up.”

“He wasn’t going toward the officer to try to get him. He was trying to stand up. He was trying to maintain himself, but you could see his body was giving out,” the man said, adding that when he saw the final shots fired, Brown “was already on his way down.”

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McCulloch obviously did not want to utilize this witness in an attempt to establish probable cause.

[whell]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

For once (that I recall) you responded on point.
The entire legal process of Grand Jury handing out indictments is going to be scrutinized, whether you like it or not. Grand Jury is not an investigate body, they evaluate evidence presented to them by the DA, who in this case could have recused himself.

"The feeling all along was that McCulloch’s complete lack of objectivity would prevent him from bringing up charges against a police officer. McCulloch’s father was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1964. Most of McCulloch’s immediate family have served as police officers.

In the past, McCulloch has declined to bring up charges in other police involved shootings that seemed on the outside to show excessive or unlawful use of force."

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/11/...hts-match.html

So Whell or anyone else, how do you know that all the evidence was presented in this case when McCulloch in the past has been less than forthcoming in getting indictments against LEO's.

Who gives a crap about McCullouch's motivation? His motivation has no bearing on the Grand Jury's duty to carry out their responsibility, nor does it have any bearing on the quality - or lack thereof - of the evidence that the Grand Jury was required to consider.

Let's also not forget that Eric Holder and company also sifted through the evidence available, and have at least so far stated that there's insufficient evidence to bring a civil rights case against Wilson. This is noteworthy because the burden of proof in a civil case is significantly lower than it would be in a criminal case.

The left always seems to need a boogeyman, and I guess the DA is the latest candidate.