Brian Rice found not guilty on all charges

[Birnin Zana]

These trials were lost the minute they became bench trials.

Why did they become bench trials in the first place?

 

[Audemar]

Why did they become bench trials in the first place?

Politics.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

A David Banner youtube video put me on game with the philosophy of Cops of today doing exactly what they were meant to do when created. Round up and police slaves and protect slave owners interest. shyt looking just like that.

if this ain't the truth then idk what is.

 

[Poitier]

Why are you guys hoping that the white supremacy system convict those officers?

They thought the cop shootings were going to scare white supremacist.

 

[mortuus est]

Because killing cops isnt bringing back Freddie Gray or Alton Sterling or Philando Castile and it's not preventing it from happening again either.

kill 5 cops vs cops most likely walking free
???
MURICA WANTS BLOOODDD!!!!!111!!

 

[filial_piety]

Tamir Rice was called in because someone reported a kid with a gun and the defense attorney claimed the officers had no idea the gun was fake. The defense attorney portrayed it as justified for their actions that day. Castile followed protocol which is caught on tape both visually and with audio

Well in Tamir Rice situation, the caller told the dispatcher that it was "probably" a fake gun, but the dispatcher never relayed that info to the cops. In other words, the cops went into the situation believing it was a real gun, HOWEVER, what comes into question was the tactics of the officers when they arrived. I mean who drives up right next to someone with a gun and just let's off???? Common sense says that they should have kept their distance, isolated and contained the kid, nd then made an assessment from there.

As for Castille....
Really? What audio was this on? From what I recall, from the looks of the video, the GF was stating what happened with Castille leaned over with blood on him, but nothing more than that though. The shooting and the conversation beforehand weren't captured on video to my knowledge. The only other evidence that we'll have is if he had a body cam with footage on it.

It's going to be a tough ticket to sell being the cop's word against hers. Honestly, I'm 60/40 on him walking.

 

[Birnin Zana]

Politics.

Just researched. Turns out the defendants had the option to go for either a jury trial or a bench trial. Most of the cops have opted for bench trials.

The lone jury trial resulted in a mistrial. The bench trials = not guilty verdicts.

 

[calixprynce]

America is quite simply done for. Imo a civil war will break out and boom Isis gets these cacs. All because a country was reluctant to fix the systematic racism

can yall please stop hollerin that ISIL shyt? yall obviously dont know nothing about ISIL

 

[Bolzmark]

Why did they become bench trials in the first place?

I'm guessing the defense requested bench trials. Usually when lawyers do that its because they believe they will have a more favorable ruling from the judge than a jury. I can see that in a racially charged case like this. Get in front of a cop-loving judge, which is most of them, and you got a great shot at an acquittal. I'm in Georgia and they made it so that the prosecutor has to agree to a bench trial before you can have one.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Because killing cops isnt bringing back Freddie Gray or Alton Sterling or Philando Castile and it's not preventing it from happening again either.

It is for the innocent people they would've killed. Their potential black victims all came back like

 

[Audemar]

Just researched. Turns out the defendants had the option to go for either a jury trial or a bench trial. Most of the cops have opted for bench trials.

The lone jury trial resulted in a mistrial. The bench trials = not guilty verdicts.

Indeed, but there is politics at play.

 

[MikelArteta]

Cops never face punishment sane thing happened up here in Canada today

 

[Birnin Zana]

I'm guessing the defense requested bench trials. Usually when lawyers do that its because they believe they will have a more favorable ruling from the judge than a jury. I can see that in a racially charged case like this. Get in front of a cop-loving judge, which is most of them, and you got a great shot at an acquittal. I'm in Georgia and they made it so that the prosecutor has to agree to a bench trial before you can have one.

Looks like the rules in Maryland may be different, as most of the defendants are opting for the bench trial and are getting them. Maybe they don't need the prosecutor to agree to have one?

Only one defendant went for a jury trial and it resulted in a mistral.

 

[Birnin Zana]

Indeed, but there is politics at play.

Wouldn't be surprised if that was the case.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

I call "in" on the next police shooting thread. I give it a week tops.