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IMO the new Attorney General should immediately look into... (Original Post) brush Nov 2020 OP
If there are enough facts supporting a federal civil rights violation - The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #1
Frankly, I would say murdering her is a civil rights violation. brush Nov 2020 #2
This! BComplex Nov 2020 #3
What they'd have to show is that racial bias contributed to the murder The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #4
I say let them go for it, make Cameron and those killer cops sweat. brush Nov 2020 #5
Another good thing is that double jeopardy hasn't attached The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
1. If there are enough facts supporting a federal civil rights violation -
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 12:07 PM
Nov 2020

then the DoJ could get involved. We'll see if that works. That was a real miscarriage of justice, no question.

BComplex

(8,036 posts)
3. This!
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 12:14 PM
Nov 2020

And Americans aren't going to put up with that anymore. We want our police departments cleaned out of any neo nazi white nationalists, and we want them prosecuted.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
4. What they'd have to show is that racial bias contributed to the murder
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 12:16 PM
Nov 2020

in order to support a civil rights claim. I hope they can do that but those cases can be tough.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
6. Another good thing is that double jeopardy hasn't attached
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 12:26 PM
Nov 2020

because the cops were never even charged with murder, so they still could be prosecuted by the state.

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