If any average person had admittedly shot and killed someone, there would be an uproar by the public and media, if the “killer” was not prosecuted in court for at least the minimum of involuntary manslaughter if not more depending on the circumstances. And they would be behind bars with a significantly large bail out of reach of most people until trial.
The police, however, can willfully kill people; never spend a moment in jail; never be, themselves or witnesses, interrogated by independent investigators at the time of the crime; be fully supported by the “Mafia like” code of silence of the police union and fellow officers, and then fully expect the DA to accept the conclusions of the police in house investigation “cover-up”. Usually, some public embarrassment and a paid leave of absence (vacation) will be the officer’s only punishment. It is rare for a police officer to be fired and ever rarer for any level of trial let alone conviction.
After often years of civil court struggles by the family; the government, insurance company and tax payers pay the settlement (hush) money to make things all okay! But money is never enough to erase the pain of loosing a family member.
It is not the prosecutorial standard “proof beyond a reasonable doubt”, but the public’s blind sacred faith and hero worship of the police that keeps police from really being prosecuted! No jury will convict no matter what the evidence is! President Trump said he could kill someone in broad daylight and his supporters would still support him. It is like that everyday for the police!
Woe is the DA who would actually charge a police officer and take him to court. The Police “Mafia” will certainly publicly attack with vengeance the DA at the next election if not sooner. Now, that is how our criminal justice system actually works! It is a system the public needs to understand and reject. The sooner the better!
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