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In reply to the discussion: Missouri AG Confirms Michael Brown Grand Jury Misled by St. Louis DA [View all]avebury
(10,953 posts)because the idea that it was legal for a cop to shoot at a fleeing suspect had already sunk in.
Furthermore, one of the members asked: Can the Supreme Court overturn a Missouri Law? (This is a Yes/No question).
Female Prosecutor Response: We don't want to go into that.
Other Prosecutor: We don't want to conduct a law class.
Neither of the Prosecutors wanted the GJ panel to realize what they had done and for the GJ Panel to think that is was just an Oops we made a mistake moment. They did not want the grand jurors to realize that they intentionally set out to mislead them and, to be blunt, had flat out lied to them.
Given the fact that 1) Ferguson issued over 25,500 arrest warrants in 2013, 2) the enormous volume of income generated for the City via the "criminal Justice/court system" and 3) given the behavior of McCullough's office with this grand jury hearing - you have to wonder how many defendants that they have railroaded in the past. If I were one of the Defense Attorneys for a case that went thru their system I would be talking to other Defense Attorneys about the possibility of a class action law suit against the Ferguson PD and the Prosecutor's office. I would love to see the DOJ investigate them for possible RICO charges.