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'No US civil rights charges' against Ferguson o

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'No US civil rights charges' against Ferguson officer


Uncle Sam | 206888 hits | Jan 22 12:36 pm | Posted by: martin14
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The US justice department will not bring civil rights charges against a white Missouri officer who killed an unarmed black teenager, US media report.

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  1. by avatar martin14
    Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:38 pm
    So, no Federal charges either.

    Good.

  2. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:52 pm
    :P :wink:


  3. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:46 am
    "martin14" said
    So, no Federal charges either.

    Good.


    You forget that America is the land of he bizzare. So, don't be surprise if Officer Wilson ends up in court, ala OJ Simpson and gets sued for the wrongful death of Michael Brown despite the fact that he has never been charged with any wrong doing. :P

  4. by rickc
    Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:56 am
    "Freakinoldguy" said
    So, no Federal charges either.

    Good.


    You forget that America is the land of he bizzare. So, don't be surprise if Officer Wilson ends up in court, ala OJ Simpson and gets sued for the wrongful death of Michael Brown despite the fact that he has never been charged with any wrong doing. :P
    Thats never going to happen. Police officers have Qualified Immunity from lawsuits for actions that they take under colour of law. Any such lawsuit against Mr. Wilson would never see the inside of a courtroom. The family could try to sue the local municipality that employed Mr. Wilson. They would probably hand over a handsome amount just to prevent the inevitable rioting, and looting that would surely occur during the lawsuit proceedings.

  5. by avatar xerxes
    Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:02 am
    "Freakinoldguy" said
    So, no Federal charges either.

    Good.


    You forget that America is the land of he bizzare. So, don't be surprise if Officer Wilson ends up in court, ala OJ Simpson and gets sued for the wrongful death of Michael Brown despite the fact that he has never been charged with any wrong doing. :P

    Different burdens of proof between criminal and civil court. In the latter, it just has to be likely than not to have done what your're sued for as opposed to beyond a reasonable doubt.

  6. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:38 pm
    "xerxes" said
    So, no Federal charges either.

    Good.


    You forget that America is the land of he bizzare. So, don't be surprise if Officer Wilson ends up in court, ala OJ Simpson and gets sued for the wrongful death of Michael Brown despite the fact that he has never been charged with any wrong doing. :P

    Different burdens of proof between criminal and civil court. In the latter, it just has to be likely than not to have done what your're sued for as opposed to beyond a reasonable doubt.

    My point exactly.

  7. by avatar xerxes
    Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:34 pm
    I don't find that too unreasonable. And it's far better than Italy where seismologists are put on trial for not accurately predicting an earthquake or where the legal concept of double jeopardy doesn't apply like in the case of Amanda Knox or where people are often tried in absentia.

  8. by avatar BartSimpson  Gold Member
    Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:21 pm
    The Obama Administration is not interested in this anymore so it's over. There are no more political points to be had in this incident so they're moving on to yet another crisis that they won't let go to waste.



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