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daymanahhhahhhhhh t1_j9lje8n wrote

I don’t understand how this officer was acquitted. Is there anyone here that can try to convince me with evidence that this isn’t just 12 pro blue lives jurors giving police carte blanche to do whatever they want?

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PalatioEstateEsq t1_j9lp54u wrote

I would imagine that no one on the jury wants to risk looking over their or their family's shoulders for the rest of their lives. You know cops like to get revenge.

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chaoticnormal t1_j9n3wqt wrote

When I listened to a trial of a retired officer in Florida that shot a man in the movie theater and was acquitted with "stand your ground" laws, the officer/defendant took the stand and he spoke with an authority of a police officer on duty. I feel like he duped the jurors into thinking he was some kind of expert because he kept using cop lingo and they got lulled into some kind of "well he must know more about this stuff than I do" instead of looking at all the evidence. I think that's probably what happened here. But we also need to start jailing these psychopaths in blue that have a badge as a shield.

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