Re: Riots
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Originally Posted by Damien
(Post 35661142)
Judicial Review maybe?
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Although the main reason it won't drop is because this is the worst possible verdict for drawing a line under the case. They found he didn't aim a gun or have it on him at the time police confronted him but did agree he had a gun and the police believed him to still be in possession of that gun. Everyone is going to believe they're right here. The 'hand-wringers' will point to his lack of possession of the weapon at the time of the shooting whilst others will point to the police believing he had a gun on him at the time and the fact he had a gun in the first place.
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Oh I know they won't drop it. But I can hope. The main thing to bear in mind here is that the jury's job was to weigh up precisely these arguments and this is the conclusion they have come to. A properly directed jury, fairly exposed to relevant evidence, cannot be wrong. That's just how it is. If anyone wants a judicial review they are going to have to show some evidence that the process was not fair. They cannot secure a review by simply asserting that the jury was wrong. |
