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A grand jury may start hearing evidence Wednesday in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown:
FERGUSON, Missouri The office of the county prosecutor has said a grand jury could start hearing evidence Wednesday in the fatal shooting of unarmed African-American teen Michael Brown by a white police officer on August 9.
Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch, told the Associated Press that authorities aim to start presenting the case Wednesday, the grand jurys regular meeting date.
http://on.msnbc.com/1n2Ggoz #Ferguson
. . . I know . . .right? Yesterday people. Should have begun long ago.
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)He doesn't seem particularly unbiased in this matter, to say the least.
kath
(10,565 posts)Take him off the case.
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)man off the job. He's expressed his bias in public.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)Being pissed at our idiot governor for throwing County Police under the bus is not showing any bias.
Rex
(65,616 posts)It's shameful what he did today, he had no legal authority to do that," McCulloch said. "To denigrate the men and women of the county police department is shameful."
For Nixon to never talk to the commanders in the field and come in here and take this action is disgraceful," McCulloch said.
"I hope I'm wrong, but I think what Nixon did may put a lot of people in danger."
Dunno...but does that sound like an impartial person to you?
pintobean
(18,101 posts)Most people don't know the politics at play here. McCulloch just helped a county councilman clobber County Executive Dooley in the primary earlier this month. Dooley, Clay and Nixon are pissed about it and they're trashing the County because of it. Their own county. The guys their own constituents voted for overwhelmingly. They're all Democrats.
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)Nixon does seem to stumble to put one foot in front of the other.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)I think it was, and it's disgusting to play politics with this situation.
Rex
(65,616 posts)You tell me what you think about the Ferguson PD and NO I was wondering WTF Nixon was when all this starting going on. Of course I asked that the POTUS maybe say something about it and got my ass chewed off.
I am now wondering about the St. Louis PD, I DO however have faith in the FBI.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)or the crowd control - at all. Why did you ask about them?
Rex
(65,616 posts)WOW.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)They're irrelevant to this.
Rex
(65,616 posts)But it is to you so that is okay. You must not know the history of the prosecutor. All of it goes together...funny concept I grant you.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)I've lived in this area for over 50 years. McCulloch has been prosecutor since 91. He's trusted and well liked. He wins his elections in landslides. Nixon, Clay, and Dooley might fool you, but the people here know better.
agbdf
(200 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Let's see a link from someone with a name.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)Look him up.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Anansi1171
(793 posts)...in these obvious tortures.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)He refused to prosecute 4 FPD cops who severely beat Henry Davis in 2009, and jailed him on the trumped of charge of bleeding on their uniforms. Then upon being deposed under oath in the civil suit, the cops denied beating Davis or that he even bled. Hospital records prove they used excessive force and comitted perjury. McCullough covered it up.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726727/Ferguson-police-mistakenly-arrested-innocent-man-viciously-beating-charging-bleeding-THEIR-uniforms.html
agbdf
(200 posts)If the facts show Officer Wilson was wrong, there will be a prosecution whether it's at the state or federal level.
Gothmog
(145,553 posts)I have no confidence in this man
d_r
(6,907 posts)without conducting interviews of witnesses
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)He very well might only present evidence favorable to Wilson. He has never prosecuted police wrong-doing in the past, despite plenty of evidence... so I doubt hes going to put any effort into prosecuting Wilson. This will just be a white-wash (play on words intended).
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)The witnesses don't have to testify.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)... when past actions indicate he'll do anything but. This will be an orchestrated WHITE-wash, presenting only evidence to justify the killing.
If Obama and Holder don't want to see more protests and police riots, Holder better send some DOJ attorneys to St Louis Co to watch over McCulloughs shoulder closely, and see that justice is served. Theres a long history of civil rights violations going on there.
VanGoghRocks
(621 posts)and his office to avoid even the appearance of bias.
d_r
(6,907 posts)seveneyes
(4,631 posts)That step is taken early on in an investigation.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Thats been one of the main complaints by the community.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)familiar with Missouri grand jury procedures?
How long does it normally take to empanel one, or present evidence to it?
Avalux
(35,015 posts)if St. Louis Country declines to prosecute Wilson, then the state has the right to intervene and do it. If they don't, then the feds can do it, but as a civil rights violation. They can't charge Wilson with murder or manslaughter.
LordGlenconner
(1,348 posts)He has already expressed public sympathy for the Ferguson PD.
To wit:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025403480
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)In this prosecutor. He will present his version of evidence. it is interesting to note that McCullogh has evidence to show a Grand Jury but the parents haven't been told anything. They had to get an independent ME just to find out how many times their child was shot.