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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:30 PM Jun 2020

There will be felony murder charges in Rayshard Brooks' death

If convicted, sentence ranges up to death or up to life in prison without parole. Underlying crime is aggravated assault.

The DA is issuing warrants and throwing the book at this guy.

The DA is NOT playing.

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There will be felony murder charges in Rayshard Brooks' death (Original Post) StarfishSaver Jun 2020 OP

Never informed he was under arrest. No medical attention for several minutes after shooting. nt mobeau69 Jun 2020 #1

Never posed a threat to the officers StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #3

OMG stood on him?! obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #7

*Stood* on him? What the hell for? crickets Jun 2020 #13

The DA is not sympathetic to the cops jpak Jun 2020 #2

Wow! "I got him" "excited utterance" StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #4

As I suspected, the other officer broke the thin blue line and will testify against his partner StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #5

I hope certain posters feel humbled obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #6

The DA settled that question, didn't he? StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #9

1 Felony Murder and 3 Aggregated Assult with a Deadly Weapon. Other cop is turning state's wittnes. mobeau69 Jun 2020 #8

Requesting no bond for the cop StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #10

This!👆 SheltieLover Jun 2020 #11

Couple of questions matt819 Jun 2020 #12

mobeau69

(11,158 posts)

1. Never informed he was under arrest. No medical attention for several minutes after shooting. nt

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:40 PM

Jun 2020

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

3. Never posed a threat to the officers

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:43 PM

Jun 2020

One officer stood on him after shooting him ....

I hope that's the end of the over-the-top defenses of the police officers by people here blaming Mr. Brooks for his own death after he was shot in the back.

obamanut2012

(26,154 posts)

7. OMG stood on him?!

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:47 PM

Jun 2020

That is horrible.

crickets

(25,986 posts)

13. *Stood* on him? What the hell for?

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 05:15 PM

Jun 2020

I just can't even...

jpak

(41,760 posts)

2. The DA is not sympathetic to the cops

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:43 PM

Jun 2020

Nope

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

4. Wow! "I got him" "excited utterance"

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:45 PM

Jun 2020

Means it's an exception to the hearsay rule and therefore, can be used against him.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

5. As I suspected, the other officer broke the thin blue line and will testify against his partner

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:46 PM

Jun 2020

obamanut2012

(26,154 posts)

6. I hope certain posters feel humbled

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:47 PM

Jun 2020

And ashamed.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

9. The DA settled that question, didn't he?

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:51 PM

Jun 2020

But I have no doubt some people will double down and continue to try to argue the police were justified in shooting an unarmed, fleeing man in the back.

mobeau69

(11,158 posts)

8. 1 Felony Murder and 3 Aggregated Assult with a Deadly Weapon. Other cop is turning state's wittnes.

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:49 PM

Jun 2020

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

10. Requesting no bond for the cop

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:55 PM

Jun 2020

Threw the book at him.

Damn. This is the way it needs to be done in order to deter bad behavior.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

11. This!👆

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 04:04 PM

Jun 2020

They should be treated just like everyone else AND held to a higher standard!!!

matt819

(10,749 posts)

12. Couple of questions

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 04:24 PM

Jun 2020

1. What would have happened had the demonstrations of the past three weeks not happened? Or if there had been no video?

2. There was a Georgia sheriff quoted yesterday or today as saying that what the cop did was in line with procedure. Could one conclude that he condones this behavior among his deputies? Should the actions of his department be investigated? Should he resign?

Asking for a few hundred million friends.

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