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Cha

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2. Excellent point, spanone.. What I've read about McCulloch and his bizarre presser ..

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 10:03 AM

Nov 2014

he was setting the stage as much as he could for riots.

And to what purpose? To rationalize the decision by the Grand Jury that he made happen. Or as the first poster says.. "so it would become the story." Prosecutor my

Ferguson Prosecutor Robert McCulloch Gives Bizarre Press Conference

Social media isn't the problem," author Maureen Johnson said. "Shooting children is the problem."

CNN legal expert Jeffrey Toobin called the press conference "an extended whine" and "entirely inappropriate and embarrassing."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/24/bob-mcculloch-ferguson_n_6215986.html

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Decision to announce grand jury verdict at night devastating [View all] spanone Nov 2014 OP

No doubt it was done on purpose in order to stimulate chaos in the streets, which then immediately enough Nov 2014 #1

Right.. it only makes sense.. we knew from the get go that this McCulloch should have recused Cha Nov 2014 #4

Just like magicians distract you with one thing (rioting) so you don't see the other (deliberately world wide wally Nov 2014 #13

weirdest press conference i've ever seen. mr mcculloch was acting as darren wilsons defense atty. spanone Nov 2014 #37

And, we sure as hell didn't see that coming.. but to this Degree!!?! Cha Nov 2014 #38

Provocative Tone Could Only Incite DallasNE Nov 2014 #39

Exactly. nt City Lights Nov 2014 #7

Afraid so. Evil creatures. n/t sarge43 Nov 2014 #9

Yep, I think you got it! B Calm Nov 2014 #10

Also to conceal Ineeda Nov 2014 #12

Bingo. backscatter712 Nov 2014 #15

that makes sense. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #18

One name - Reginald Denny TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #30

That makes sense... Oktober Nov 2014 #47

Excellent point, spanone.. What I've read about McCulloch and his bizarre presser .. Cha Nov 2014 #2

I assumed that McCullough (and the Governor) were DURHAM D Nov 2014 #5

I don't think they have any kind of political career outside of Missouri Kalidurga Nov 2014 #46

Cha, I've seen people on DU defend McCulloch and repeat the same claims davidpdx Nov 2014 #40

Bizarre what gets on DU, too.. david. :( Defending the indefensible. Cha Nov 2014 #41

Yep, it is. davidpdx Nov 2014 #42

Kind of like the opposite of the "Friday news dump": truebluegreen Nov 2014 #3

That was my first reaction, while waiting for the release. Ms. Toad Nov 2014 #6

McCulloch was wrenching every last second out of his LibGranny Nov 2014 #8

Wish I could recommend a comment. If so, I would rec yours! - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #23

The white folks needed to clear out - TBF Nov 2014 #11

^^^this^^^ irisblue Nov 2014 #16

No one can convince me the verdict wasn't known much sooner than it was announced, so world wide wally Nov 2014 #14

I think VA_Jill Nov 2014 #17

Of course the authorities waited until it was dark to make the GJ verdict announcement. TinkerTot55 Nov 2014 #19

I agree. I also think the wait and timing set the initial spark. underpants Nov 2014 #20

And deliberate. The police needed the unrest to be able to justify the verdict. There was no jwirr Nov 2014 #21

Its the soup-de-jour for Agent Provocateurs! Segami Nov 2014 #22

Don't over think this! HenryWallace Nov 2014 #24

Psy-Ops jalan48 Nov 2014 #25

McColluch played Nixon like a fiddle. SunSeeker Nov 2014 #26

Maybe McCulloch wanted prime time in LA. He wanted to get the media's attention as much JDPriestly Nov 2014 #27

Yep, why not announce this at 8AM? NightWatcher Nov 2014 #28

More people going to and from work, businesses open, people shopping for groceries, kids out TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #29

Serious street drama polynomial Nov 2014 #31

They knew *exactly* what they were doing Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #32

I think they figured no-one would notice the middle of the night announcement. n/t Paper Roses Nov 2014 #34

No, it HAD to be primetime Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #35

But McCulloch wanted a prime time drama........ dawnie51 Nov 2014 #33

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Cops can get away with a lot of mischief under the cover of darkness. blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #43

Yep. They wanted the riot. blackspade Nov 2014 #44

Children. Indydem Nov 2014 #45

that was just epic stupidity TorchTheWitch Nov 2014 #48

Im an emergency response service veteran and an Iraq (2003) veteran. It makes no sense to me pasto76 Nov 2014 #49