The Sanctuary
Society => News of the World => Topic started by: John Smith on November 17, 2014, 11:00:18 pm
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Shit's going down!
http://rt.com/usa/206347-ferguson-verdict-missouri-emergency/
http://governor.mo.gov/news/executive-orders/executive-order-14-14
This is what I've been looking for every morning. Damn, and X was planning on checking if his drugs had arrived and doing a test dose to be safe.
(https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2014/11/03/demonstrators-defy-curfew-ferguson.jpg)
I hope there are riots here too. Better get ready, just in case.
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Damn, 21F in St. Louis: https://www.google.com/search?q=st+louis+weather&oq=st+louis+weather
Terrible weather for riots. Low 60s/high50s with little wind here. Hope it doesn't disappoint and enough people believe the false narrative to chimp out over this.
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I hope they don't find him guilty just to appease the nigs
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I hope they don't find him guilty just to appease the nigs
It's a grand jury, genius. They don't determine guilt or innocence.
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I kinda have to agree. Like all good liberals I'm obviously opposed to police brutality and whatnot but it feels like the protests that have been happening in the lead up to the decision are sort of a threat to the jurors. I hope they make their decision based on the evidence and not the threat of civil unrest.
Fucking this.
That's almost exactly what I've been thinking all day, because that's exactly what these apes are doing. They staged a "die-in" in the middle of an intersection today. Seriously. And, I thought I'd heard it all...
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Is it supposed to happen tonight?
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I kinda have to agree. Like all good liberals I'm obviously opposed to police brutality and whatnot but it feels like the protests that have been happening in the lead up to the decision are sort of a threat to the jurors. I hope they make their decision based on the evidence and not the threat of civil unrest.
Fucking this.
That's almost exactly what I've been thinking all day, because that's exactly what these apes are doing. They staged a "die-in" in the middle of an intersection today. Seriously. And, I thought I'd heard it all...
quoted, because lanny is a 'good liberal'
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There's a saying amongst prosecutors that they could indict a ham sandwich if they wanted to. So a failure to indict often means the prosecutor has no interest in actually trying the case.
For fucks sake, they let the cop testify in front of the grand jury. The accused almost never gets to do that, because it never helps the prosecution, and greatly aids the defense. This is a crystal clear indicator that the powers that be don't even want to bother with a jury trial, they just want to let him go.
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Jesus they should just hang the cop out to dry. It's not like he'd be the first possibly innocent person to take one for civil unrest's sake. Riots, property damage and the casualties it'll cause are just not worth one fucked up cops life
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Damn, if it's as cold there as it is here.. To hell with all that rioting bullshit, I'mma keep my ass in doors and warm next to this nice fire I have rollin. I have no real opinion as to whether I think the cop was justified or in the wrong.. I wasnt there.. Evidence points to a struggle in the autopsy report, but lets face it.. unless you see it, all information can be skewed.. Living in an area or effectively sheltering in and/or being involved in a riot definitely sounds interesting, but.. I'll take y peace and quiet in the country any day. Let shit go down, see if I care.. give me something to read about tomorrow morning.
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Jesus they should just hang the cop out to dry. It's not like he'd be the first possibly innocent person to take one for civil unrest's sake. Riots, property damage and the casualties it'll cause are just not worth one fucked up cops life
But there's more to it than just the immediate outcome. Allowing the justice system to make decisions based on popular opinion sets a dangerous precedent which, if followed, would lead to much worse consequences than some riots. It's like the "don't negotiate with terrorists" thing.
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There's a saying amongst prosecutors that they could indict a ham sandwich if they wanted to
Iirc the saying was about grand juries, a prosecutor was bragging that he could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich if he wanted them to. The statement was about how the grand jury system in the US is corrupt beyond measure
just wanted to note that, it has little to do with the topic of this thread, so forgive me for intruding on the conversation
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Evidence points to a struggle in the autopsy report, but lets face it.. unless you see it, all information can be skewed..
That's the thing though. The grand jury isn't determining guilt or innocence. They are (supposedly) only supposed to determine if there is enough evidence basis for a trial. At this point, anyone who claims that there isn't enough evidence is either high, mentally deficient, or just wants an excuse to let him off.
Edit: corrected for a more accurate statement.
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personally, I hope they let the cop alone
first time I have ever been on the cops side
I hope that nigger michael brown's family are caught looting and gunned down by national guard troops in wal mart, and I hope they burn in hell
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It should also be noted that Texas is the only state that actually requires a grand jury as part of the process. If the prosecutor really wanted Wilson on trial, he could just do it directly.
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This is all sorts of fucked up. I don't get it. Even if you kill someone in self defense, most of the time people still see some jail time so why is this even an issue? If you're a cop and so incompetent that someone can just walk up to your shit and take your gun you deserve to at the very least be fired for sucking at your job.
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most of the time people still see some jail time
I don't think this is true at all.
If you're a cop and so incompetent that someone can just walk up to your shit and take your gun you deserve to at the very least be fired for sucking at your job.
'being a cop' and 'having a gun' are not magical talismans that change the laws of reality and physics. A guy with a ball bat or a knife is far more dangerous in the real world than whatever 'grand theft auto' world you seem to think we are living in. It is also very wise of you to armchair quarterback for the officer, who was actually there, while you sit on your fat ass and wiggle your fingers about it on the internet.
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It is also very wise of you to armchair quarterback for the officer, who was actually there, while you sit on your fat ass and wiggle your fingers about it on the internet.
Yes, the one whose on trial for murder.
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Yes, the one whose on trial for murder.
in a perfect world, your kind would be ran off into the woods by the productive members of society
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Yes, the one whose on trial for murder.
in a perfect world, your kind would be ran off into the woods by the productive members of society
don't you know if you're on trial you MUST'VE done it
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Yes, the one whose on trial for murder.
in a perfect world, your kind would be ran off into the woods by the productive members of society
don't you know if you're on trial you MUST'VE done it
The sad thing is, a lot of people genuinely feel that way. That's why federal prosecutors have a 97% conviction rate, and why they keep pulling innocent people off of death row.
The system is broken in both directions.
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going in front of a jury is sort of a retarded thing to do unless you have a great lawyer and the stars align just right for you....but then again, pleading out is another sort of retarded....I paraphrase prometheus when I say you are fucked either way
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I bet there will be a trial.
stupid people who don't understand how the system works out there rioting...
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Jesus they should just hang the cop out to dry. It's not like he'd be the first possibly innocent person to take one for civil unrest's sake. Riots, property damage and the casualties it'll cause are just not worth one fucked up cops life
But there's more to it than just the immediate outcome. Allowing the justice system to make decisions based on popular opinion sets a dangerous precedent which, if followed, would lead to much worse consequences than some riots. It's like the "don't negotiate with terrorists" thing.
except that the US often does negotiate with terrorists
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except that the US often does negotiate with terrorists
Well the point wasn't really contingent on the US negotiating with terrorists or not, I was just pointing out that making the decision not to indict even if it might cause a riot can be justified by the same logic that a policy of not negotiating with terrorists would. That is to say the immediate outcome may seem desirable in both cases but it sets a precedent that could lead to something much worse. It wasn't a claim about how US justice and politics operate, but rather a normative claim that we ought not to make decisions in the justice system based on popular opinion.
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This thread needs Tacho
#RascalKing
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#NiggerKing
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#Train
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Awww Lawsy!! The coloreds are fixin' to go bananas. This will turn out just like the Zimmerman verdict. You couldn't flim-flam tha Zim-Zam, and you can't dif-fil the Willy Nil.
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Awww Lawsy!! The coloreds are fixin' to go bananas. This will turn out just like the Zimmerman verdict. You couldn't flim-flam tha Zim-Zam, and you can't dif-fil the Willy Nil.
Except they nogs didn't do anything besides bitch and moan. Honestly seems like the powers that be are trying their hardest to stir up controversy and want blood to spill. Yet the protesters just stand around with their thumbs up their ass cause that's what King and Ghandi did.