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(5,749 posts)... then there is no need to "construct a crime". The crime is evident and warrants investigation.
The details of a grand jury proceeding are kept secrete, since the proceeding is investigative and speculative in nature and may turn up personal or otherwise embarrassing information that is not related to a crime. If an indictment is returned a normal acusatorial proceeding is initiated, innocence is presumed, and the state has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in open court.
Let me be frank. Vandalism is not free speech or legitimate political action. It is not productive of democratic values. It will not further the cause. It will only alienate those who should be, and otherwise might be, on our side. Those engaging in it have not only brought this upon themselves, they have given the opposition the opportunity to characterize the movement as a whole by their criminal actions. They simply don't deserve our support, and won't get mine.