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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Wed Nov 26, 2014, 12:46 PM Nov 2014

5 lessons from Ferguson by Robert Reich

This screenshot is from his Facebook post.
I totally agree.

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5 lessons from Ferguson by Robert Reich (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2014 OP

Sorry Mr Reich this fails at point 1. HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #1

Pretty simple, actually. R&K nt longship Nov 2014 #2

Body cameras will not help Kelvin Mace Nov 2014 #3

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

1. Sorry Mr Reich this fails at point 1.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 12:50 PM

Nov 2014

In a trial a defense attorney and a prosecutor would be the advocates.

The defense attorney would try to minimize the appearance of guilt and the prosecutor would try to maximize it.

The grand jury failed because of a prosecutor functioning as a defense attorney. A trial with a prosecutor functioning as a defense attorney would have exactly the same outcome.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Pretty simple, actually. R&K nt

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Wed Nov 26, 2014, 12:50 PM

Nov 2014

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

3. Body cameras will not help

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 01:39 PM

Nov 2014

Just because illegal/abusive behavior is recorded, it doesn't mean it will be prosecuted. See the Rodney King beating video for proof. Even if Wilson had been wearing a camera which showed him gunning Brown down as he was on his knees begging for his life and Wilson paused to get his Klan robe on, the DA still would have set the grand jury up to acquit.

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