I think that is probably at best, not least.
I don’t see how every cop that fired wasn’t charged, and convicted. It is clearly illegal for cops to shoot and kill fleeing suspects, without provocation. There had been no crime committed, and maybe i missed it but no outstanding warrants, not that these two weren’t already convicted criminals.
I haven’t seen anything that suggested the pair purposely tried to run over some cops. I was just a bunch of keystone cops that thought a backfire was gunfire and we’re so scared they just started chasing and shooting.
Maybe I’m missing something, I fully admit I haven’t followed closely, I’ve only read 5-6 stories about the incident.
“It is clearly illegal for cops to shoot and kill fleeing suspects, without provocation.”
The provocation was a belief that the cops had been fired on. In addition, it is legal for cops to shoot at any fleeing felon, such as someone who flees at high speed. In some places, the reckless endangerment of fleeing at high speed is itself a felony.
I haven’t read the judge’s reasoning in this case, but there must be something to it for him to decide that the events, no matter how out-of-bounds they were, we’re not enough to convict the cop.
2 articles here that will maybe fill in some of what you missed
http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/05/brelo-not-guilty-verdict-judge-presents-detailed-rationale/
http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/05/not-guilty-verdict-in-prosecution-of-cleveland-officer-brelo