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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I do anticipate civil rights charges.
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Assuming the evidence is the same, assuming the grand jury didn't blow it, I would anticipate any civil rights charges to go down on summary judgment (if it's a civil charge) or in some sort of pretrial motion if it's a criminal charge, in that Wilson had qualified immunity in that he was performing his duties when he shot Brown.
What we're learning about the evidence shows that if leaders of the black community wanted to pick a cause célèbre to illustrate the unfair treatment of black men in the criminal justice system that this particular choice was ill-advised. I'm not sure race would be a motivating factor in an officer using deadly force when a suspect punches a police officer in the face and after trying to flee, turns and charges, which is apparently what the evidence and testimony of eyewitnesses tended to say happened.
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