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by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:02 am
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: APD - Jury says officer DID NOT use excessive force
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Re: APD - Jury says officer DID NOT use excessive force

texanjoker wrote:
Jumping Frog wrote:Let's hope there is a similarly reasonable jury willing to ignore community pressure while looking at facts being seated over in FL.

Those are 2 different cases. Here we had uniformed leo's that are paid to go out and be proactive. The FL case involves a normal citizen that went against the advice of the 911 system. It will be very interesting to see how that case ends up.
Two different cases, but Florida is hardly unclear. The PD investigated the case and under Florida law, determined that no crime was committed. A special prosecutor was appointed solely for political reasons and with a predetermined decision to prosecute. A grand jury did not see the case and the media has repeatedly used photos of Martin at an age much younger than on the night of his attack on a person who was not violating any law to prejudice public opinion.

Police dispatchers' "advice" is not a lawful order of a police officer. Zimmerman was not breaking the law when he was unlawfully attacked by Martin.

Chas.

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