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imanamerican63

(13,731 posts) Thu Feb 24, 2022, 06:47 PM Feb 2022

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The 3 other former police officers involved in the George Floyd case......

were found guilty in violating Floyd’s civil rights.

Just breaking, the Washington Post.

Another jury doing their civic duty and prosecuting those involved

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The 3 other former police officers involved in the George Floyd case...... (Original Post) imanamerican63 Feb 2022 OP

Juries don't prosecute. They just find facts. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #1

I think the poster meant convicted. mobeau69 Feb 2022 #2

Statement from the Department of Justice LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #3

Ocelot II

(115,586 posts)

1. Juries don't prosecute. They just find facts.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 06:51 PM

Feb 2022

In this case they found that the facts supported the guilty verdicts. But prosecutors prosecute, not juries.

mobeau69

(11,132 posts)

2. I think the poster meant convicted.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 07:02 PM

Feb 2022

LetMyPeopleVote

(144,919 posts)

3. Statement from the Department of Justice

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 08:19 PM

Feb 2022

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