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The judge who is quoted saying she would release the evidence says she did not actually say that.

I think they probably will, but that's still up in the air.

 

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But Eric Holder and DOJ were part of process to insure the proceedings integrity

 

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There's no justice like angry mob justice.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9V3jZzB1E

 

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/11/24/the-michael-brown-grand-jury-materials-will-be-made-public-if-no-charges-are-filed/

 

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That sounds like an update of the story written a couple of days ago.

I think that requires a judge's approval. That story only mentions the prosecutor.

 

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Thinking Jake Tapper might have wanted to stay back at ABC. He's stumbling through tear gas on CNN.

NEVER leave the anchor desk to report unless they throw a Brinks truck of money at you.

 

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Perhaps. Or perhaps the case against Wilson was going to be weak, at best, based on the conflicting eyewitness testimony and the forensic evidence. I look forward to seeing the evidence the prosecutor says he will release. It will help us all have a better understanding of the grand jury's decision.

My statement above was push back on the idea that prosecutors can't or won't charge cops out of fear for their jobs. I believe that to be completely untrue. I personally prosecuted two police officers during my time as an assistant DA for crimes that were less serious than homicide, but were career ending for those officers. I also prosecuted two former ADAs. My experience is not the buddy-buddy system that some people want to make it out to be.

 

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CNN is a grease fire.

They've sent in anchors (Tapper, Chris Cuomo) to do a reporter's job and it's just not working.

Keep your anchors on the desk and but your best reporters on the scene in Ferguson. Not a couple of goody-two-shoes political reporters.

 

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This is approaching Malice at the Palace-level of good late-night television.

 

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I think it says a lot that MSNBC focuses in on one car on fire and one of their analysts goes: "Yes, but if you zoom out, you see substantially more peace than chaos."
Says a lot about the state of our country right now.

 

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In general that's true, although there are a lot of caveats. Every state is different. For example, in my jurisdiction the prosecutor never sets foot in the grand jury room - only controls which witnesses go in, which is still enormous power but means there's little influence on what direction the grand jury heads. In this particular case, the prosecutor went to great lengths to present more witnesses than a grand jury would typically hear from, such as the autopsy conducted by the ME that Michael Brown's family chose. One could argue that's bad because it meant the GJ was overwhelmed with conflicting information and couldn't come to a conclusion. One could also argue that it's good because he bent over backward to present the side opposite to that which you're claiming he holds closely (pro-cop) and let the GJ decide which one was credible.