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If you want a trial you can win, don't murder someone on camera.
Meanwhile, I continue to acknowledge that many MANY trials against cops that I thought had overwhelming evidence were nevertheless ended in acquittal. Not becuase good evidence overcame the culpatory evidence, but for reasons of technicalities and unexplained juror reticence. Perhaps they are “scared of the potential backlash” by police.
So it remains fully possible that what the evidence shows overwhelmingly to be a deliberate application of unecessary force that led to a death, may still result in an acquittal.
Something to keep in mind: The press tends to report the sensational bits, the jury sees a much bigger picture.
For example, in the Michael Brown case much of the testimony saying he did nothing wrong came from people who couldn't actually have witnessed what they claimed to have. The press barely touched on that aspect of it.
My knee-jerk reaction was to leap on yo ass over whatever you posted for whatever reason because I'm drunk; but then I read "the jury sees a much bigger picture" and have to agree.