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The_Dream_of_Shadows t1_j8irc8u wrote

IMO, it was a combination of the following:

  1. Inherent bias towards authority figures (i.e. cops)
  2. Inherent bias against the victim (i.e. "he shouldn't have been speeding," "he's a punk kid," etc.)
  3. As someone else stated, while the whole video paints a general picture of Dolan being in the wrong (which should've swayed the jury), the actual moment of the shooting is a bit obscured, meaning that we cannot see for sure whether Dolan was in the path of the fleeing car, as he claimed he was, when he fired. This shouldn't really have been enough to create reasonable doubt, but if you willingly ignore the context of him chasing the kids down and choosing to exit his vehicle (which you would be more willing to do if you fit Numbers 1 and 2), it might clear your personal bar for "reasonable doubt."
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fishythepete t1_j8j9ezd wrote

I just assumed there was some video of the kids driving that was way more outlandish than anyone expected - kind of hard to understand this outcome otherwise, or maybe he just hit a home run with the jury.

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