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Chemisse

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8. This has likely happened MANY times in the past.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 07:17 PM

Apr 2015

I expect it is common knowledge among some police forces that you can get away with murder - very easily.

It's striking that the killing in Ferguson, which was fairly similar to this (unarmed black man shot in the back), the cop was not charged with murder. And is such a short time, the national mood on this topic has changed so tremendously that this arrest was the obvious response.

It seems that the massive protests in Ferguson triggered a series of events, and a shift in public awareness, that led to this swift arrest.

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If that young man had not taken the video, would the cop have been charged with murder? [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 2015 OP

Murder? What murder? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2015 #1

The person who took the video will be on Chris Hayes tonight Laurian Apr 2015 #2

Oh thank you marym625 Apr 2015 #4

The first report said no... Phentex Apr 2015 #3

I suppose there is the tiniest nonzero chance that he would have been charged. hifiguy Apr 2015 #5

of course not marym625 Apr 2015 #6

an aside. The crowd funding for the cop marym625 Apr 2015 #7

This has likely happened MANY times in the past. Chemisse Apr 2015 #8

Nope. n/t prayin4rain Apr 2015 #9