we have an excellent justice system that has served us well since the beginning of this nation. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
“we have an excellent justice system that has served us well since the beginning of this nation. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”
Today one of my far left colleagues was complaining about the outcome of the grand jury decision and quoting some progressive blog as to why there was much evidence the officer deliberately attacked Michael Brown.
I couldn’t let him continue to spout out his progressive talking points without a rebuttal. I responded to him by pointing out Attorney General Holder put boots on the ground (attorneys, investigators, and community organizers) within days of the shooting. Holder, the Missouri governor, the Missouri attorney general, and the DA are all from the same party (Democrat). All are also attorneys. Each of them has the power to remove the DA, including the DA who can have recuse himself from the case. Each of them also has the power to indict the officer or cause the officer to be indicted. This power exists whether or not a grand jury is convened. The power to indict the officer still exists no matter the ruling of the grand jury.
In addition, none of the political power brokers in a position to influence the grand jury or make a decision regarding the indictment is a Republican. Therefore, in this case it is not possible to blame racist Republicans for the outcome of the grand jury.
The fact these four Democrat politicians, have not moved forward with an indictment can only mean two things:
1) There is insufficient evidence to secure a unanimous vote of a jury for a conviction using “beyond a reasonable doubt” as the burden of proof.
2) There is sufficient evidence to convict and for some reason the Democrat party has determined not prosecuting the officer is to its political advantage.
Which explanation makes the most sense? My normally vocal colleague refused to respond to the question.