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9. Prosecutors have much latitude in what they present to a grand jury

Reply to GitRDun (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 12:26 PM

Jul 2015

You do understand that in Ferguson and Staten Island a "no bill" result came from the prosecutors shaping the info they presented to the grand jury?

Grand juries can be manipulated into "indicting a ham sandwich, as the old saying goes", or not indicting a killer cop.

In this case the prosecutor doesn't even have to present the video to the grand jury.

And you say you're ok with that.

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‘The video is not good': Cincinnati braces for footage release in campus cop killing of Sam Dubose [View all] marmar Jul 2015 OP

Do campus police have the right to make traffic stops off campus? LoisB Jul 2015 #1

It varies. Igel Jul 2015 #2

here in tennessee vanderbilt police have the same 'privileges' as the metro police spanone Jul 2015 #5

I was mortified by the prosecutor's actions until I read the article. GitRDun Jul 2015 #3

In principle yes, but this will block scrutiny by the public and objective analysts, which GoneFishin Jul 2015 #6

with all due respect, the public is not "objective analysts" Doctor_J Jul 2015 #8

Not what I said. There are objective and qualified analysts among the public, the fact that GoneFishin Jul 2015 #12

Prosecutors have much latitude in what they present to a grand jury brush Jul 2015 #9

NO GitRDun Jul 2015 #10

Great. We're on the same page. nt brush Jul 2015 #11

What can a person say anymore? damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #4

I posted about this two days ago. Nobody replied. I thought that was strange. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #7

k&r Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #13