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pnwmom

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30. Not unusual. The Grand Jury into Rick Perry, for instance, took 5 months.

Reply to BronxBoy (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 01:01 PM

Aug 2014

This jury was empaneled in May, and considers all the cases put in front of it -- so this case is one of a number of others. Grand Juries typically meet for once a week, or a few days a month, which doesn't leave a lot of time.

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Details on shooting may be withheld for weeks [View all] brooklynite Aug 2014 OP

Do you know if this is unusual? BronxBoy Aug 2014 #1

Not unusual. The Grand Jury into Rick Perry, for instance, took 5 months. pnwmom Aug 2014 #30

If this is true, I fear the worst. earthside Aug 2014 #2

Sending the case to a Grand Jury does not, in and of itself, mean a "white wash." pnwmom Aug 2014 #31

Time to buy stock in tear gas container companies. bullwinkle428 Aug 2014 #3

somebody gets a nice paid vacation while the stories are coordinated and rehearsed nt msongs Aug 2014 #4

Supposedly JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #26

Spot On Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #29

WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS underpants Aug 2014 #5

Good, right thing to do, people trying to find the truth snooper2 Aug 2014 #6

They are not trying to find the truth Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #9

So you think the FBI is involved in a cover up? snooper2 Aug 2014 #12

It would not be the first time Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #15

Oh, like the civil rights works in Mississippi snooper2 Aug 2014 #17

The FBI worked against civil rights workers in MS Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #20

Are you a cop? VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #28

who's truth is usually heaven05 Aug 2014 #10

They have yet to interview eye witnesses. upaloopa Aug 2014 #16

how do you know who has and hasn't been interviewed? snooper2 Aug 2014 #18

That is what I heard on MSNBC. That source has been upaloopa Aug 2014 #22

It is customary to keep the evidence under raps while a sitting Grand Jury does it's work. Trust Buster Aug 2014 #27

I am sure they will continue to leak anything that makes Brown look bad Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #7

months???? heaven05 Aug 2014 #8

You really think the feds are covering up? SnakeEyes Aug 2014 #24

All while they continue to leak leftynyc Aug 2014 #11

This should provide enough time for.............. wandy Aug 2014 #13

Ridiculous. That will only make things worse. Just tell the story, whatever it is. 7962 Aug 2014 #14

What a crock of shit. blackspade Aug 2014 #19

Facts will be released during the winter months when it's too cold to protest. TeamPooka Aug 2014 #21

That should give them plenty of time to continue smearing the murder victim with selective leaks alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #23

They want this to go away Kelvin Mace Aug 2014 #25