Defense Attorney Patrick D'Angelo blames the victim for their own deaths (Couple killed by cops)

[itsrobert]

in the Cleveland Shooting. He said it was a matter of personal responsibility and went on calling out the NAACP before CNN cut the feed.

[onecaliberal]

1. :

[Lurks Often]

2. Why is anyone surprised, that's what defense attorneys do

They will say and do anything within the legal limits of the law (most of the time) to defend the person they are representing.

Equally, prosecutors will say and do anything within the legal limits of the law (most of the time) to convict the person on trial.

[rickford66]

3. I doubt prosecuters perform their best when a law enforcement officer is on trial.

I read somewhere recently that almost no police are ever convicted of murder or any violence for that matter, no matter how convincing the evidence. There has to be a very independent prosecution for those cases.

[Lurks Often]

4. That likely depends on the case and the prosecutor

And don't believe everything you read either. Police officers convicted of crimes rarely make anything more then the local news, while some of th the acquittals in the more controversial cases make national news