06-26-2020, 03:54 PM
(06-26-2020, 03:36 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Unless he flat out admitted this when debriefed on the shooting I don't know how they can legally prove this.
I am assuming the video will clearly show the taser being fired twice.
(06-26-2020, 03:36 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: The underlined and enlarged is a patently false statement, legally. More evidence that Howard is grossly incompetent. Don't take my word for it, Fred has pointed this out multiple time in this thread.
I agree this is a false statement. You can use deadly force on a violent criminal who is a threat to others safety.
But unlike SSF I don't let my personal opiinion of the DA effect my opinion on the case. Instead I base my opinions on what I see of the facts and the law. In this case I don't think the officers were justified in using deadly force.
My opinion of what I think will happen to these officers is not just based on the law. It is based on my experience with juries. juries really don't care that much about the technical nuances of the law. Instead they want to do what they think is right. Even if a lawyer was able to convince a few jurors that the officers were justified or maybe just the victims of a "poor decision made in a split second under great pressure" they will most likely get convicted when the jurors see the video of the officer kicking Booker's body on the ground and standing on him refusing to render aid as he bled out.
