Comments on: Ferguson Officials Got Their Riot

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 03:13:22 +0000

A grand jury doesn’t determine the truth, it simply looks at the evidence to determine if there was probable cause to believe that there was sufficient evidence to establish that a crime was committed. If there was a crime, is there sufficient evidence to believe one or more suspects committed that crime. The trial jury is tasked with determining what evidence is true, and if the evidence establishes the guilt of the defendant(s) beyond reasonable doubt.

Grand jury proceedings are secret and one-sided, so the public doesn’t actually know what evidence was presented, and there is no one to challenge the evidence. It also does not preclude another grand jury being empaneled on the case and indicting the police officer – there is no double jeopardy involved with a grand jury.

The people of Missouri have been ill-served by the way this was handled, and there is no closure. The trouble will continue because justice was not served. The people of Ferguson definitely ‘Know Why The Caged Bird Sings’.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 03:12:35 +0000

The contempt that the white power structure of St. Louis County has towards its black population is surpassed only by its stupidity. Holding a secret trial rigged to acquit is not justice by any definition of the word, and without justice, the only public order is that imposed at gunpoint. There are 461,000 sworn police officers in the United States. The reality is that there isn’t enough of them to impose public order at gunpoint upon over 300 million people. The only reason there is public order is because most people *want* to be orderly, and most people want to be orderly because there is an expectation that doing so will result in justice. When there is no justice, the desire to be orderly deserts.

By: shirt

shirt — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:35:43 +0000

http://allpoetry.com/I-Know-Why-The-Caged-Bird-Sings

Rage against the right.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:00:47 +0000

The outcome was as expected. Get used to it. This is the new norm. *shrug*