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branford

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12. Back to my original point above.

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:17 AM

Nov 2014

District attorneys are elected. They favor police officers for two primary reasons: (1) their electorate favors those officers, and (2) they need to work the officers on a daily basis. As regards to (2), special prosecutors and federal actions only fare slightly better against officers because of (1).

For instance, the DOJ and FBI do not work hand-in-hand with the Ferguson P.D. or the local D.A., yet we now hear little about any potential federal civil rights prosecution, and if leaks are to be believed, one will not be coming.

Prosecutors purportedly favoring the police is a symptom of a problem, not anything close to its cause.

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Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop [View all] loyalsister Nov 2014 OP

This Missouri law should be struck down, in my opinion. lovemydog Nov 2014 #1

Could just be repealed or amended. merrily Nov 2014 #3

It could be - but I don't think the Missouri legislature will do that. lovemydog Nov 2014 #5

Demonstrators should demand it, anyway. Sunlight. merrily Nov 2014 #6

True. And good point. lovemydog Nov 2014 #9

Thank you! merrily Nov 2014 #10

Not by this blood-thirsty General Assembly loyalsister Nov 2014 #7

What's the basis for the purported unconstitutionality of the statutes? branford Nov 2014 #8

From what I've read, the Missouri law allows a police officer to use deadly force lovemydog Nov 2014 #11

All that--plus, prosecutors rarely seem to want them indicted and they run merrily Nov 2014 #2

That's a really good point. Prosecutors are usually on the side of police. lovemydog Nov 2014 #4

Back to my original point above. branford Nov 2014 #12

Yes, those are lawyerly points. lovemydog Nov 2014 #14

Which part do you find unreasonable... Oktober Nov 2014 #13

This loyalsister Nov 2014 #16

You also have these cases exboyfil Nov 2014 #15