The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

~~Soulflower~~ · 11-24-2014, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo_

You DO realize that a jury is basically a vote and that people have been voting for completely f*cked up things since the dawn of time right?

Wow so there is sanity in this forum, THANKS

Wpnfire · 11-24-2014, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

I'm waiting for an answer. Why did they not indict him? What evidence convinced them to make the decision they did?

Dude... they listened to 30 hours of evidence.

Zhanteimi · 11-24-2014, 10:36 PM

I understand that. I'm wondering what precisely that evidence is. Eyewitness accounts? Forensic evidence? What brought them to their decision? Is the grand jury corrupt, or is there clear-cut evidence of no misconduct?

OccultHawk · 11-24-2014, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

I'm waiting for an answer. Why did they not indict him? What evidence convinced them to make the decision they did?

The boy tried to take a gun off a cop.

**Exo** · 11-24-2014, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

I understand that. I'm wondering what precisely that evidence is. Eyewitness accounts? Forensic evidence? What brought them to their decision? Is the grand jury corrupt, or is there clear-cut evidence of no misconduct?

I don't think they have officially released this information.

My whole point is that there is an unstable amount of racial tension right now and for them to make this decision, announce it at 8:00 at night, when they KNEW what the reaction would be...is just wrong. Drag it out. Let the tension subside before you make your case or more people are going to die.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 11-24-2014, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Than you know the struggle. Not everyone is that strong. For every 1000 gangbangers there is probably/maybe one person who doesn't get sucked into the life and makes something of themselves. I can't even imagine what it's like growing up in a ghetto environment. At the end of the day I believe it is on the people of those communities to take responsibility and make a better life for themselves, but I also see how they are basically setup for failure.

also to be honest while white trash areas might be poor it is very different from a lot of more urban areas. being froma trailer park or something you might have the incentive to start cooking meth or something but its not as extreme as being from the ghetto. if you constantly see that the only people around you who have any kind of money are cut throat criminals/drug dealers then it gets really tempting to start buying into that lifestyle. and if you consistently see people getting ****ed up or killed over that kind of **** it desensitizes you towards it and makes you think **** it, every man for himself.

~~Soulflower~~ · 11-24-2014, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo_

I don't think they have officially released this information.

My whole point is that there is an unstable amount of racial tension right now and for them to make this decision, announce it at 8:00 at night, when they KNEW what the reaction would be...is just wrong. Drag it out. Let the tension subside before you make your case or more people are going to die.

They did that on purpose because they want people to protest. They instigated the riots.

Wpnfire · 11-24-2014, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo_

I don't think they have officially released this information.

My whole point is that there is an unstable amount of racial tension right now and for them to make this decision, announce it at 8:00 at night, when they KNEW what the reaction would be...is just wrong. Drag it out. Let the tension subside before you make your case or more people are going to die.

First of all I would like to say I AGREE, this situation may possibly have been handled better (at the very least, wait till morning!!), but at the same time, I think you have to look at this from the officer's standpoint. If the jury does not believe he was in the wrong and a trial should (not) be arraigned, he should not be treated as a criminal for a second longer than he should be. An officer of the court should have notified him...quietly, than announce it to everybody else in the morning.

~~Soulflower~~ · 11-24-2014, 10:48 PM

He should not be treated as a criminal after killing someone but ya'll think Bill Cosby is a rapist?

lol ok

Zhanteimi · 11-24-2014, 10:48 PM

We'll have to wait until the evidence the grand jury saw is made public before we can start saying that justice hasn't been served. If the evidence is such that the officer should have been indicted, then there is a reason for rebellion against the government. If the evidence, however, exonerates the officer, then there's no support for any protests. Either way, there should be reaction from the public until the public knows the evidence.

11-24-2014, 10:36 PM	#2023 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	I understand that. I'm wondering what precisely that evidence is. Eyewitness accounts? Forensic evidence? What brought them to their decision? Is the grand jury corrupt, or is there clear-cut evidence of no misconduct?

11-24-2014, 10:48 PM	#2029 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	He should not be treated as a criminal after killing someone but ya'll think Bill Cosby is a rapist? lol ok

11-24-2014, 10:48 PM	#2030 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	We'll have to wait until the evidence the grand jury saw is made public before we can start saying that justice hasn't been served. If the evidence is such that the officer should have been indicted, then there is a reason for rebellion against the government. If the evidence, however, exonerates the officer, then there's no support for any protests. Either way, there should be reaction from the public until the public knows the evidence.