If Darren Wilson isn't charged with murder, we will have normalized legal police murder.

[Savannahmann]

73. Wilson's authority is derived from the State.

To become a Police Officer in Missouri, one must meet the POST standardized training requirements.

http://dps.mo.gov/dir/programs/post/

These requirements are set by the State of Missouri. When he places someone under arrest. The authority to do so is derived from his position by State Law. When he speaks, it is with the voice of State Authority. If he is beating a suspect, no civilian has the authority under law to step in and say I think he's had enough. To do so is interfering with a police officer in the performance of his duty.

That is State authority. When you the citizen have no authority to take any action in preventing him from doing anything. Your "citizens arrest" power is a moral extension. You saw something wrong, and took action to hold the suspect until the POLICE arrived. Your Citizens arrest authority if you tried to exercise it on a police officer beating a suspect would get you tossed in jail, if you were lucky.

When the Police Officer testifies at a trial, his words carry the weight of the State Authority. He is a duly licensed police officer, registered and empowered by the state licensing bureau. When a cop is fired from one department, they almost always find employment at another department within days. After all, here is a person who does not need to go through the academy and get his state license to be a cop, he's got it already.

When the cop is serving a warrant, he is exercising the authority of the State. When he shoots someone, it is in the performance of his duty to the State. So State Execution is a bit exaggerated as I said above, but certainly not hyperbole. Because as we see already, the rest of the State authority has moved to protect him. First releasing the stills of the 'strong arm robbery' in an effort to create some justification in the minds of the citizens in the shooting.

You said in another post you can't imagine it not going to trial. I can, because these cases rarely do see a trial. If the Grand Jury returns a decision not to indict, then what? How they decide that depends to a large part on the presentation of the DA. How expertly that is done, will be a big factor in the determination.

If he is not charged by the Grand Jury, then the term State Execution stops being an exaggeration, and becomes an accurate description. I figure the chances of Wilson being charged by the Grand Jury to be roughly even. A coin toss in other words. Because as we see in the first press conference, they are already focusing on the Michael Brown was a criminal aspect. How long do you think it will take to communicate that without words to the panel on the Grand Jury? He was a bad boy who got what he deserved.

When that happens, Ferguson will burn to the ground. The knowledge that it is a real powder keg is the only reason I give it even odds. Otherwise I'd put the odds at 7 to 3 against. A decorated officer who was recognized a few months ago for his exceptional dedication to duty shooting a robbery suspect is how it will be played out. It's already going that way, surely you see it.