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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 08:07 AM Dec 2015

Jeb Bush on Tamir Rice: "The process worked"

Source: CNN.com

Lexington, South Carolina (CNN)GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, weighing in on the decision not to indict police officers in last year's shooting of Tamir Rice, said a grand jury has made a decision and that "the process worked."

"If there is a grand jury that looks at all the facts and doesn't indict maybe there's reasons for that," he told reporters after a town hall in Lexington, South Carolina. "I don't believe that every grand jury is racist."

The former Florida governor initially confused the case with another high profile police shooting case in Chicago when he was asked about Rice.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/politics/jeb-bush-police-shootings/



Of course he confused the case with another. But, he could have asked an aide beforehand. "Which police shooting is this one again?"


I don't think he can sink any faster so, whatever, Jeb.
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Jeb Bush on Tamir Rice: "The process worked" (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2015 OP
Just. Fucking. WOW. HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #1
well, to be honest, that probably won't hurt him in the Republican primaries rurallib Dec 2015 #2
I'll never refer to Dubya as stupid again. He has been surpassed by his brother..n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #3
snerk! :) nt restorefreedom Dec 2015 #24
He's right, you know...... marble falls Dec 2015 #4
This is why aliens won't visit us Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #5
You know you're not far away from the truth Ichingcarpenter Dec 2015 #12
... Lochloosa Dec 2015 #14
c and h rule!! nt restorefreedom Dec 2015 #25
For the first time in months Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #17
This is typical of the Bushes, not knowing what they are speaking about. rladdi Dec 2015 #6
Yeah, they're from TEXAS, so they must be fucked up. Right, ace? Paladin Dec 2015 #7
Texas politics, Molly Ivins famously observed, forest444 Jan 2016 #33
"I don't believe that every grand jury is racist." Ok Mr. Obvious. JudyM Dec 2015 #8
"Worked" in what way? blackspade Dec 2015 #9
Murdering cops love it. all they have to is insist they were afraid and stick to it... marble falls Dec 2015 #11
This is less about grand juries being racist and more about prosecutors making no Chakab Dec 2015 #10
True catrose Dec 2015 #31
My last comment on Jeb Bush: bvf Dec 2015 #13
I wonder if Jeb, "The Smart Bush" understands the legal system when it comes to grand juries. bulloney Dec 2015 #15
"The process worked." "Stuff happens." What a fuckin' royal asshole.nt valerief Dec 2015 #16
Fuck! you Jeb! dhill926 Dec 2015 #18
Right said Jeb shadowmayor Dec 2015 #19
He can sink deeper...he's begging Trump for a duel, aka debate. Trump laughed at him. libdem4life Dec 2015 #20
jeb! continues to show the stupidity and arrogance of the bush family patsimp Dec 2015 #21
What a dolt Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #22
K&R#20 The Bush Family has quite a history of "loving children" that continues worldwide bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #23
keep digging, jebbie! restorefreedom Dec 2015 #26
Never forget the 100,000+ kids his brother murdered in Iraq. Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #27
Ol Jebbie takes after his mother.... 47of74 Dec 2015 #28
Is he still running for president? LS_Editor Dec 2015 #29
He really is the kacekwl Dec 2015 #30
Bush is a piece of shit. gregcrawford Jan 2016 #32

marble falls

(57,099 posts)
4. He's right, you know......
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 09:15 AM
Dec 2015

the process has once again allowed the shooting of unarmed, non resisting black males continue without any sanctions against the mostly white cops that perpetuate this outrage.

Like I needed just one more reason to refrain from voting for Jeb! Bush.

Coolest Ranger

(2,034 posts)
17. For the first time in months
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 11:45 AM
Dec 2015

a post has not only brought a smile to my face but it made me laugh so damn hard my insides are about to burst.

rladdi

(581 posts)
6. This is typical of the Bushes, not knowing what they are speaking about.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 09:19 AM
Dec 2015

They are never well informed to make the best decisions or speak on a subject.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
33. Texas politics, Molly Ivins famously observed,
Fri Jan 1, 2016, 12:33 AM
Jan 2016

is the finest form of free entertainment ever invented.

Happy New Year, Paladin. Best wishes for 2016.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
8. "I don't believe that every grand jury is racist." Ok Mr. Obvious.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:00 AM
Dec 2015

Right, Jeb, not *every* grand jury is racist.

A blanket, not so subtle way of diminishing BLM. And a classic trope for discrediting any group that's discriminated against. ("Oh, quit yer whining.&quot

marble falls

(57,099 posts)
11. Murdering cops love it. all they have to is insist they were afraid and stick to it...
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:40 AM
Dec 2015

no matter what. It is truly frightening that committing murder for some is so simple and they even get to go back on the force usually.

 

Chakab

(1,727 posts)
10. This is less about grand juries being racist and more about prosecutors making no
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:34 AM
Dec 2015

attempt to present evidence that charges are warranted in front of the grand juries in these police misconduct cases.

catrose

(5,068 posts)
31. True
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 11:11 PM
Dec 2015

The prosecutor tells the grand jury the law (and that this is not a trial, just searching for "probably cause&quot . The prosecutor tells the grand jury exactly as many "facts" as s/he wants them to know. Funny how the grand juries always bring in what the prosecutor wants. Really, really needs reform, that system does.

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
15. I wonder if Jeb, "The Smart Bush" understands the legal system when it comes to grand juries.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 11:25 AM
Dec 2015

Like the old saying goes, the prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich before a grand jury.

shadowmayor

(1,325 posts)
19. Right said Jeb
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 01:27 PM
Dec 2015

Said the rich white executioner to the dumb white masses. Wonder how it would have gone down if a bunch of dark skinned cops had gunned down Tommy Rice in Boca Raton? Would the "process" work the same way?

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
20. He can sink deeper...he's begging Trump for a duel, aka debate. Trump laughed at him.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 02:43 PM
Dec 2015

And that was his good response.

patsimp

(915 posts)
21. jeb! continues to show the stupidity and arrogance of the bush family
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 03:04 PM
Dec 2015

that created isis and I hear collaborated with the Nazis.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
22. What a dolt
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 03:29 PM
Dec 2015

Perhaps not every grand jury is racist, but even one that isn't racist can be guided by a racist district attorney to dismiss charges against errant police officers making questionable life-or-death decisions. This has happened more than once in the last year, most notably in this case and the case in Ferguson.

These and other cases are examples of institutional racism. The "racist" DA involved may only be racist insofar as he has no problem protecting his career at the expense of justice for Afro-American children or young adults. Meanwhile, more overt racists with no careers to protects will refer to the victims as "thugs" and assert, without showing much real interest in the matter, that the officer acted properly.

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