Firing of Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks reversed

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6. No, it hasn't.

Mainly because nobody wants to try and take this to court. The prosecutor that announced the charges lost his re-election (and who many believe announced the charges for political reasons). The same, now unemployed prosecutor filed assault charges against the other cop that was on-scene, who never drew his service weapon, and was diagnosed with a concussion after being beat up by Brooks.

The local DA shouldn't even be prosecuting the case. The cop has probably shown up in court on behalf of that DA's office dozens of times. That's a real conflict of interest. You cannot have prosecutors prosecuting someone they know and / or have worked with. The real prosecuting authority should be the state DOJ, and they have shown no interest in moving forward the case. The report by the GBI on the shooting was completed in October but hasn't been released yet.