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pnwmom

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

Reply to earthside (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 02:03 PM

Aug 2014

It could be the best way to develop the strongest case.

And it also leaves some time for the prosecutor to recuse himself. Would you rather the present prosecutor charge Wilson now and rush through a prosecution with a weak case?

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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