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To: FlingWingFlyer
The 'Grand Jury', picked by the judge
has to determine whether or not there was "probable cause"
for the police officer to use "deadly physical force"
to defend himself from immenent deadly physical force.
No more ,... no less .

Then , he gets to defend himself from us "JUST-US " Dept. 'civil rights' investigation.
but we already know where that will go ... !

7 posted on 09/17/2014 6:12:14 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

“whether or not there was “probable cause”
for the police officer to use “deadly physical force”
to defend himself from immenent deadly physical force”

Nope there is more to it than that. If, as reported, Michael Brown struggled to control Officer Wilsons weapon or even touched his sidearm then this applies.

Per Judge White SCOTUS majority decision:

Thus, if the suspect threatens the officer with a weapon or there is probable cause to believe that he has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm, deadly force may be used if necessary to prevent escape, and if, where feasible, some warning has been given. As applied in such circumstances, the Tennessee statute would pass constitutional muster.


11 posted on 09/17/2014 6:35:15 PM PDT by oldenuff2no (Retired military dog handler)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Should the grand jury refuse to indict, the case is over. Given the atmosphere in Ferguson however, that seems unlikely.


20 posted on 09/17/2014 7:57:39 PM PDT by billhilly (Its OK, the left hated Bush.)
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