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In reply to the discussion: The cops likely wont be convicted [View all]brush
(56,474 posts)66. Jury selection is critical. In the Slager case they hung 11-1...
but we still got the killer through federal charges. He's doing 20 years. This case is so, so high profile, I can't see all of those cops getting off from both state and federal charges.
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Agreed - being charged is not being convicted. Until the "Qualified Immunity" clause
walkingman
Jun 2020
#4
Lane could plea down by testifying, however, there is 'the thin blue silence', and
empedocles
Jun 2020
#32
So your original prediction is less supported opinion and rather a mere guess
LanternWaste
Jun 2020
#64
It's also very easy to hang a jury. Get one stubborn "Law & Order" juror on the panel, and it can
Hoyt
Jun 2020
#21
They will move the trial to a lily white county because "He can't get a fair trial in Minneapolis"
BamaRefugee
Jun 2020
#27
You May be right but this is an election year where separate teams have chosen distinctive sides
Under The Radar
Jun 2020
#41
I disagree. They are going to be made an example. The people aren't going to put up with any
Cousin Dupree
Jun 2020
#45
Attorney General Ellison is on TV now basically saying a conviction is unlikely.
BamaRefugee
Jun 2020
#48
The evidence is overwhelming. I believe there will be convictions in this case
lettucebe
Jun 2020
#60