If that's true, then once the acquittals occur, it's even more likely to trigger lawlessness amongst the (tiny minority) criminal subset of the black community.
Now why would the state of Maryland want to do that? Shouldn't they be bringing charges that are very likely to lead to convictions?
I guess none of us know enough of the facts yet, but I sure hope these charges are well-reasoned, because hysterical overcharging in this case is likely to cause even larger problems. It almost seems deliberate.
One more thought: if this indeed was a case of police brutality, and convictions occur as indicated, it'll be very interesting to see if a wider consensus begins to form regarding police brutality, because I do believe (and have seen with my own eyes) that many police do abuse their power (proportionally against all races) almost routinely, perjure themselves in court, etc., and it's an absolute disgrace that there is no accountability for it.
IMHO, Police should be terrified of abusing their power and violating the rights of any individual or group. They should save the extremism for the extreme criminals.
And the cops who can't accept the fact that they are accountable for their potential abuses shouldn't be cops, period.
Agreed.
The worst thing about this situation (and there is a lot of crap about it), is that this regime is almost in a 'win-win' situation.
1. If they somehow get convictions on all/most of the charges, then it bolsters their argument that ‘local police are out of control and we must take over....’
2. If they don’t get convictions, then massive riots will break out all across the country (because of the raised expectations), and they will point to not getting convictions as a different reason that they must take control over local policing....
Monsters.