Police shot and killed Donnie Sanders after a routine traffic stop for failing to use a signal before turning and suspected speeding. He was unarmed.
Yesterday Missouri prosecutors decided not to bring charges against the cop responsible for his death.
cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/…
Yesterday Missouri prosecutors decided not to bring charges against the cop responsible for his death.
cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/…
DA Jean Peters Baker said that the evidence is not enough to support a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
Here's the thing tho, to get an indictment a prosecutor needs only to show there is probable cause a crime was committed (the same standard police need for an arrest).
Here's the thing tho, to get an indictment a prosecutor needs only to show there is probable cause a crime was committed (the same standard police need for an arrest).
In any regular case, prosecutors do not assess whether a case can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt before they charge someone or before they present their case to the grand jury.
Not to mention that there would seem to be evidence to sustain a conviction.
Police cannot investigate police shootings and prosecutors cannot make the decisions as to whether police are charged. There is an inherent conflict even if they are from different departments.
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