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Originally Posted by Solecismic
At least they were smart enough to try one of the black officers first. But apparently the prosecution has effed up the timeline so badly with regard to the medical testimony in order to tailor it to this particular officer that a conviction from an unbiased jury would be difficult.
The defense was smart to want individual trials. The prosecution really should have dropped the charges against some of the officers in response. Then they could have (I think) used subpoenas against those exonerated to firm up the case. Simple facts only - not accusations which make or break the case.
This is an open-and-shut case based on the injuries and the policy of not using seat belts. It becomes less so if you're trying to construct a timeline that works for prosecutions against all six.
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Race has a way of changing in these situations. Zimmerman was white because it suited the cause better. Had Zimmerman been in Freddie Gray's shoes, he would have been reported as hispanic to pump up the outrage. The black officer is simply an "uncle tom." (The guy who was choked out by the cops in NY had a black supervisor there while it was taking place)
Everyone sees these cases so differently. Is it a simple case of police misconduct or is it institutionalized racism?
All I know is that if this officer gets off tomorrow, the black community will not be saying "it was a black officer who got off, guess this is ok" As I said earlier, I just hope the split in the jury isn't 8 to 4. That would be terrible on so many levels.
It shouldn't, but it does stun me that in a high profile case like this, the prosecution can't come up with a decent timeline. That's something they should have had months ago.