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Spazito

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9. That was absolutely riveting as well as completely infuriating...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Nov 27, 2014, 12:11 AM

Nov 2014

The ADA assigned to the Grand Jury case gave the jurors a statute that had been ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in 1985, she gave this to the jurors BEFORE wilson testified. This unconstitutional statute allowed police officers to shoot suspects if they were fleeing.
She did NOT correct her 'mistake' until the jury were nearing deliberation and did not explain what the change was at all. She did say, some of the original statute was still good and left it at that. When a juror asked if the US Supreme Court overruled Missouri statutes and the answer given was "Don't worry about that now".

Oh, and the unconstitutional statute she gave them had not been in use since BEFORE she became a prosecuting attorney.

There is NO WAY IN HELL this wasn't done deliberately, NO WAY.

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Lawrence O'Donell is eviscerating the Missouri Ass't Prosecutors [View all] irisblue Nov 2014 OP

What channel is that? ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #1

MSNBC. elleng Nov 2014 #2

Quite amazing. elleng Nov 2014 #3

I knew I should have watched that show tonight aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2014 #4

That was astounding. rwheeler31 Nov 2014 #5

It's easy to do, the report is a joke. Rex Nov 2014 #6

As he should be. Either amazing incompetence, or IllinoisBirdWatcher Nov 2014 #7

Lawrence is my favorite on msnbc. I almost always learn something new listening to his show. jillan Nov 2014 #8

Same here, jillan. I LOVE Lawrence O'Donnell! I've learned so much from him from Francis Perkins BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #27

That was absolutely riveting as well as completely infuriating... Spazito Nov 2014 #9

Thanks Spazito irisblue Nov 2014 #10

I have to tell you I could not normally give a summation like this from memory but... Spazito Nov 2014 #14

Wow! Did anyone say anything about the case maybe still going to trial as a result? Number23 Nov 2014 #18

No, Lawrence O'Donnell was just laying out what was done... Spazito Nov 2014 #19

That fact alone should invalidate the jury decision. PDJane Nov 2014 #11

Yep. 100% in agreement. There needs to be a trial and there needs to be one A.S.A.P. BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #28

I know, and now they went to jail. hollysmom Nov 2014 #12

Unfortunately, it won't be repeated tonight as it usually is Rhiannon12866 Nov 2014 #13

The video's up. Click on Latest Videos octoberlib Nov 2014 #15

I don't subscribe to cable and therefore can't watch it. Can you please summarize? JDPriestly Nov 2014 #23

post 9, spazitos' summation is good. irisblue Nov 2014 #24

Holy shit. This is unreal. Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #16

Lawrence O'Donnell and his guests actually have eviscerated the whole system Kalidurga Nov 2014 #17

KKKer aren't going to get away with their shit. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #20

Shouldn't presenting that invalid law to the grand jury invalidate the ruling? nt valerief Nov 2014 #21

Lawrence is a master... 3catwoman3 Nov 2014 #22

I saw it. azmom Nov 2014 #25

The process was flawed and designed to produce a no bill Gothmog Nov 2014 #26