Even with six charged, when it comes to cops, they get the kid's gloves.

[morningfog]

In the Freddie Gray matter, six cops have been charged, but only one with murder. And he has been charged with second degree murder, not first. Maybe the Gray charges indicate the worm is turning, but we have a long way to go to repair social inequities. Had six black men killed a white man under similar circumstances, you can bet there would have been more serious charges meted out to all involved.

Maybe we are slowly moving, but remember, in Michael Brown's killing, the prosecutor gave Darren Wilson the royal treatment before the grand jury. No other defendant, none, gets that type of treatment. When prosecutors go to the grand jury in non-cop-killing-unarmed-black-man cases, they will distort and twist and withhold the evidence to ensure an indictment. They overcharge, too. Prosecutors are ambitious and vengeful and don't hold back. Unless it is a cop who has killed a black man.

We still have a long way to go. Sadly, until cops are held to the same standard that a black civilian man accused of a crime is, little will change. In a matter of weeks or months, we'll be back here again. We'll be watching another shaky video of some cops killing a black man and watching to see if another American city erupts in anger and flames.

Killer-cops must be held to the same standard when it comes to being charged.

[pinto]

1. I think the State's Attorney addressed that to an extent. And brought charges that would hold up.

[morningfog]

3. My point is not that she undercharged here.

It is that black men are overcharged.

[pinto]

5. Yeah, agree. That's a systemic problem nationwide. Change needs to come.

[Calista241]

2. The prosecutor showed a lot of courage, and we should all thank her.

Her career as a prosecutor is effectively over after this case. The cops will all of a sudden develop "memory problems" or testify incorrectly in all / most of her cases. It will be not enough to prove misconduct, but it will be enough to tank her cases.

[morningfog]

4. Courage would be not overcharging black defendants daily.

What she did here seems to be quite appropriate. What she, and her office do in cases of civilian back men accused is another question.

Any cops testifying as you suggest should be charged with perjury and lose their jobs.

[pinto]

6. What's her record in filing charges? I know little about her save that she's been there for 4 months

[Dont call me Shirley]

7. Here's what's happening to Albuquerque's DA...

http://www.freeabq.com/?p=1673

"Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg fears for her safety because of her decision to charge two Albuquerque police officers with murder in the fatal shooting of homeless camper James Boyd last year, she told ABQ Free Press.
The DA said she’s been told by friendly APD officers that she’s a target of forces who want her out of office and punished for daring to challenge the police department.
In a wide-ranging interview, Brandenburg told ABQ Free Press that she knows who those forces are but isn’t yet willing to go public with their names and motives. But she says her fear is real.
“I fear for my safety because other Albuquerque Police Department officers have told me that I should,” Brandenburg said. “I don’t think they’re going to kill me, but I have been told to fear for my safety.”
Brandenburg has hinted that APD’s criminal investigation into allegations that she intimidated and bribed witnesses in connection with a burglary case involving her son are part of the wider attempt to intimidate and smear her."

[Scurrilous]

8. As relevant as ever:

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/3vk26x/chappelle-s-show-tron-carter-s--law---order----uncensored


Chappelle's Show: TRON CARTER'S "LAW & ORDER" -