I challenge anyone who believes that this grand jury decision is fair to take a couple of hours and sit in any courtroom across America that is handling preliminary hearings and witness the kind of "probable cause" the routinely results in people being "held to answer". I think your eyes would be opened to what the standard of proof that "probable cause" is in the average courtroom.
Wow....you're willing to COMPLETELY ignore Brown's actions prior to his death based on subjective generalizations about the " fairness " of GJs.
I thought you were a lawyer, a preliminary hearing and a grand jury are separate and different things. At least read up on the system if you're going to claim you were a prosecutor.
No, not at all. Just spend an hour in any courtroom across America and see what kind of evidence constitutes "probable cause" to hold someone to answer by the average judge. I think your eyes would be opened.
Not the same thing and you should know it.
Again.....try reading more carefully. Never said they were the same thing. However, the STANDARD OF PROOF (Probable Cause) is the same for both. DOH!
Oh....BTW....just so you know. The general public isn't allowed to sit in and observe grand jury proceedings. They ARE however, allowed to watch pretty much any preliminary hearing in an open courtroom.
Perceived injustice is a threat to blacks collectively because systemic privilege exists.
Sorry. But system privilege is crap if you think it is based on race.
Plenty of historic examples including the president as to why RACE is not what holds you down.
When you want to blame others for the malfeasance being committed in Ferguson right now, any port in a storm will do.
Whom do you blame, specifically?
How about the perpetrators? Those who were looting and causing damage to property?
my heart goes out to all those small business owners near the protest area. the anguish this must be putting them through. If the protesters don't get their "justice" the businesses are going be the first to get torched.
Gross ignorance.
More of the same.
Remember how white folks rioted when OJ was acquitted? Neither do I.
Whom do you blame, specifically?
Read more @: Reports: Ferguson grand jury has made decision
The jury has apparently made its decision. Announcement will be made sometime later today.
If you were in fact a lawyer you'd have to know the differences and where they both may seek to find or not find probable cause to bind over, how they get there and the methods allowed are different enough to debunk your comments about how it all works.
Watching a preliminary hearing isn't going to inform you of the grand jury process.
As to that last, duh! That's one of the differences. The other is that the defendant's lawyer is present at a preliminary hearing. Evidentiary rules are also different. A grand jury has more investigatory power.
The unarm shooting was overkill. To fire ten times and also to fire at the head (obviously to kill rather than immobilize the teen) who was quite a length away and with no weapon.
The unarm shooting was overkill. To fire ten times and also to fire at the head (obviously to kill rather than immobilize the teen) who was quite a length away and with no weapon.
They do that themselves. Look at how they self describe events. "Violent protest".
No, not at all. Just spend an hour in any courtroom across America and see what kind of evidence constitutes "probable cause" to hold someone to answer by the average judge. I think your eyes would be opened.
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