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I guess the two that got dropped by police snipers were "successfully prosecuted"?tomneal wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:05 pm Not a single successful prosecution?
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I believe there was testimony and evidence, in the only trial, that indicated the officers that had set up around the area with rifles were responsible for more than two people being shot. The biggest issue with the former DA (Reyna), was the blanket indictment issued for everyone at the scene under the "ongoing criminal activity" (RICO) statute. The majority of the people arrested out of the 187 were not members of either the Bandidos or Cossacks. They were charged, arrested and jailed and given a $1 million dollar bond. Many of them remained in jail for months because they couldn't come up with a $100,000 for a bondsman. They wound up losing their jobs and homes. The police confiscated all the motorcycles under the same statutes and none of the property was returned to them after they were released. The DA was already being investigated by the FBI for influence peddling and taking bribes to dismiss charges before this happened. Reyna had boasted to his staff and friends that he was going to "ride this case into the Govenor's office". The prosecution went way overboard with the blanket indictment.The Annoyed Man wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:26 pmI guess the two that got dropped by police snipers were "successfully prosecuted"?tomneal wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:05 pm Not a single successful prosecution?
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Absolutely ! There is also no chance that everyone there was guilty of a crime either. That's where the whole situation got tainted. The DA arrived on the scene and instructed the police to arrest everyone there that had shown up for the meeting regardless of their affiliation or lack thereof with any of the actual gang members.mojo84 wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:09 pm I suspect it's hard to discern friendly fire from bad guy fire. There has to be some bad actors involved. No chance everyone is innocent.
There is also no chance that everyone that was arrested and held for months on $million bail were guilty. Or that all the LEO were acting responsibly. Incidents like this the Goines Drug murder conspiracies, leave us the law abiding wondering "Who should we fear more, the criminals or those who are paid to protect us from crime." I personally don't fear the criminal gangs that much, but the news these days make me very fearful of the government that is supposed to protect us. Goines in Houston The Waco Masacres, and dozens of folks indited in the collusion investigation.mojo84 wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:09 pm I suspect it's hard to discern friendly fire from bad guy fire. There has to be some bad actors involved. No chance everyone is innocent.