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Originally Posted by Originalist
The very attractive prosecutor says that all six cops will be charged.
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Wow, the article I read didn't say how many would be charged, only that charges were being filed. Three of the six officers were on bicycle patrol, so if they're being charged it means there's some kind of proof that the deadly injury happened at the site of the arrest.
In that case, I'd think it'd be hard to convince a jury that all the officers are responsible for a guy dying a week after the arrest. Especially if there was any surgery performed during the week-long hospital stay.
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Originally Posted by Originalist
So now it's a homicide to not put on a prisoner's seatbelt? The testimony of the witness (who now fears for his life) that said he heard the prisoner slamming himself against the van does not count? Sounds like the prisoner needed a straight jacket and padded cell instead of a wagon.
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But from what I've read, he couldn't see Gray. Apparently these cages are closed to where suspects can't see each other. So how can he tell it was Gray doing it himself, versus Gray being attacked by someone?