2y ago

Family of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no charges

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US family of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no charges

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Lee Duna @lemmy.nz

2y ago

Family of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no charges

www.theguardian.com /us-news/2023/dec/15/aderrien-murry-police-shot-911-family-vows-fight-justice

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I'm not saying I'm in favor of street justice, but I will give them a standing ovation if it does happen.
- And I didn't see a damn thing
  
  Jury Nullification! The court can't send you back for delivering the "wrong" verdict.
  So hypothetically even if there's a ten minute 4k video of you beating a cop to the death while screaming "Die you fucking pig", the jury could say "Not Guilty". They don't have to show their work.
- Unfortunately, it's harder and harder to believe we'll see real, meaningful improvement on the systemic issues involved in a case like this without a period of violence. I hope and pray we figure out the secret to peaceful revolution, if that's even possible.
  That said, I do not disagree with your post.
Sorry for the double post, but
On Thursday a grand jury decided there was no criminal conduct by [Sgt Greg Capers, who shot the kid] in the case.
What the fuck is wrong with that grand jury? I mean, presumably the prosecutor didn't want to get an indictment and should also rot in hell, but the jury? Probably a bunch of cowards or assholes.
Though when I was on a grand jury, the assholes voted to indict on every charge. Sending kids to jail for selling pot? No problem!
There was a little old white lady who sat behind me. I asked her to imagine being asked to indict a black man for sitting at an all-whites counter in the 50s. Would she indict? She said she didn't know.
Sadly, grand jury (at least where I was) was a simple majority, so I couldn't hang the jury.