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In reply to the discussion: I think Wilson is a bad cop, quite possibly a racist, but I also think this was an unwinnable case. [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)Prosecutors who only prosecute cases they are sure to win are political posers who want to display high conviction stats at election time.
A case of this magnitude should be prosecuted despite the Prosecutor's political ambitions. McCulloch was repeatedly asked to recuse himself and refused to do so.
McCulloch had no intention of letting this case go to trial, due solely to his own personal feelings. He's a hack that has repeatedly failed to prosecute dirty cops. He sent it to the GJ and did his absolute best to convince them to squelch the case so he couldn't be held politically culpable of another botched trial of a killer cop. You clearly fail to understand how much influence the Prosecutor has over Grand Juries, how genuinely conservative the "community leaders" chosen for Grand Jury duty are, and how unlikely they are to change a system of patron-ism and nepotism.
Had the GJ not played along, I believe he would have purposely thrown the case.
He is indeed a cop-loving racist and I believe you're intentionally defending his actions by referring to political excuses. What does that make you?
Here's an alert for you: many of us long-standing Democrat voters realize that not every politico that hangs his White Stetson on a Democrat peg is a champion of Justice for the People. St. Louis, despite the fact that racism clearly exists, is a union city and Democrat/progressive turn-out is the usual rather than the exception. Since he wanted this powerful position he ran with the party that would secure him the most votes.
You're backing the wrong side of this issue. It seems you have quite a reputation for doing so. So much so that many of us who read your posts understand that the direct opposite of your advice is the most prudent progressive course.