Cops indicted

[akarunway 1]

Bout time. I reckon tho, like the Diallo case, they'll get off. >http://www.wnbc.com/news/11260929/detail.html?dl=mainclick

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[GQ_jumper 4]

I doubt they'll get off, dirty cops are the worst, just makes people not want to trust any cops. I hope they get slammed.

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[akarunway 1]

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I doubt they'll get off, dirty cops are the worst, just makes people not want to trust any cops. I hope they get slammed.

Damn. We agree once again

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[cloudseeker2001 0]

Do not kid yourself, they will walk away.

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

[shropshire 0]

This may be a daft question... But does indited mean guilty?

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Kennedy 0]

Not daft at all. Just about everyone other than a lawyer is completely lost when dealing with a foreign justice system. I know I was and that was when it was being TAUGHT to me.

Anyway, in most jurisdictions here in the states, after you are arrested but before you go to court for afelony charge, there is a hearing before a "grand jury" to determine whether there are enough facts and or evidence to show that you might be guilty, and that a trial is justified, or that the case is ridiculous and no trial is warranted.

A grand jury is a group of people not associated with a trial in any way. They only hand down indictments or true bills (depending on location. Indictment is pronounced in-DITE-ment by most people.

The thing to remember is that defense does not get to present it's case before a grand jury, which has led to famous quotes like "I could indict a ham sandwich."

It's kind of like being impeached for judges and politicians here. It doesn't mean that you've bene tried and found guilty, it just means that the required group has said there is enough to justify a trial.

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[dorbie 0]

"If the district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich." - Barry Slotnick.

[rehmwa 2]

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"If the district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich." - Barry Slotnick.

I suspect that will happen soon. People, apparently , aren't smart enough to choose what they eat. I suspect the pork industry will be sued in civil court and prosecuted in criminal court within the next decade - and the cases will win.

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[dorbie 0]

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"If the district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich." - Barry Slotnick.

I suspect that will happen soon. People, apparently , aren't smart enough to choose what they eat. I suspect the pork industry will be sued in civil court and prosecuted in criminal court within the next decade - and the cases will win.

Let them eat cake.