Yes, it was an upsetting tragedy. But the cops were unanimously acquitted by a jury of their peers What makes you reasonably think that has anything at all to do with them being let off. Do you think jurors aren't pressured in the deicisions they make. Noone, especially the minorities want to see this type of thing happen. The laws are built around protecting the defendent; not the person who lies dead. Jurors can't take the law into their own hands. They don't want to be there in the first place, and the mixed opinions between the jurors causes confusion between themselves anyway. The system doesn't work to the benefit of society, it works to the benefit of the indvidual (esp. cops), despite guilt or innoncence. Don't feed me garbage about unanimaously acquited by a jury of "their" peers. They have no choice but to vote unamiously in a murder case. The battle of injustice isn't just fought within the system, it's fought on the outside as well. -Anton
a budget increase for the police? are you slap fucking mad. I think it's a clear case of the blue suits needing to take less action and direct attention to the greater problem of fixing fundamental problems of society. Simplicity is genuis, throwing more money at problems won't help only create more. Haven't we had enough? Anton.
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Yes, it was an upsetting tragedy. But the cops were unanimously acquitted by a jury of their peers What makes you reasonably think that has anything at all to do with them being let off. Do you think jurors aren't pressured in the deicisions they make. Noone, especially the minorities want to see this type of thing happen. The laws are built around protecting the defendent; not the person who lies dead. Jurors can't take the law into their own hands. They don't want to be there in the first place, and the mixed opinions between the jurors causes confusion between themselves anyway. The system doesn't work to the benefit of society, it works to the benefit of the indvidual (esp. cops), despite guilt or innoncence. Don't feed me garbage about unanimaously acquited by a jury of "their" peers. They have no choice but to vote unamiously in a murder case. The battle of injustice isn't just fought within the system, it's fought on the outside as well. -Anton
a budget increase for the police? are you slap fucking mad. I think it's a clear case of the blue suits needing to take less action and direct attention to the greater problem of fixing fundamental problems of society. Simplicity is genuis, throwing more money at problems won't help only create more. Haven't we had enough? Anton.