Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray has asked that the N.C. Attorney General’s Office prosecute the case against a police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man on Saturday. The complete press release is here.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/09/19/4325824/da-asks-nc-attorney-general-to.html#storyl
Cedar's Take: This action is not without merit and in a sense is the most logical choice given the facts. First the victim was unarmed, second the officer is white and the victim is black, third any acquittal is bound to cause riots and finally, based on the information that has trickled out, there is considerable doubt that any jury would convict the Officer.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/09/19/4325824/da-asks-nc-attorney-general-to.html#storylink=cpy
2 comments:
Convenient way to avoid this case, and I don't blame him!
I would not want to touch it with a ten foot pole either.
The way Rodney has handled this is so screwed up it boggles the mind.
Next Eric Holder and a civill rights investigation. What a great country we live in.
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