IBTG!
Why can’t professional writers write? It’s “FEWER than. . .” not “LESS than.” Jeez.
The other 150 should file a law suit for wrongul prosecution and Nifong those bastards
That is key. It is hard to conceal an M4.
-—The incident remains under investigation, which is headed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
but a great deal of questions still remain,
including who fired the fatal shots,
which authorities have yet to disclose.
However, Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman confirmed in June that a total of 12 rounds were fired by three Waco officers that day,
leaving the remaining rounds at the hands of either
the bikers
or state and federal authorities.
Hmmmmm, if this is true there are some Freepers who will be saddened by the news. Texas Gator for one.
Really? Where is the proof of that?
Where does this jurisdiction decision come from? To date we have been led to believe that it's all the City of Waco.
This doesn’t look right... like maybe they’re confusing the Examining Trials with Grand Juries or something.
If an appeals court totally dropped charges on 150 arrestees, it would be all over the news.
What I want to know about is when are the first indictments and arrests occur of trigger happy law enforcement that appears to have committed a massacre. I presume they have delayed release of information so the can still try to bury it, make up new evidence, etc.
This news is gonna make FR’s resident Biker hater cry.
This sounds like great news. Now if someone can get the preacher and his wife free, that would be even better.
Way to go guys. I’ll have a cold one for you all tonight.
This is a stupid article. Yes, only five cases were ruled on and affirmed that probable cause did exist. (Cough.)
Not all 177 requested an examining trial and some who had then withdrew them.
“The Texas Court of Appeals has determined over the last week that officials had probable cause in only five of the 177 arrests”
This right here, in and of itself, would be a good reason why Waco has been desperately trying to cover themselves and spraying gag orders all over the place. They knew they didn’t have probable cause in the first place (which given witness statements, what little video has leaked out and the few statements made by Waco PD, is pretty much what many suspected) so absolutely *everything* they did is going to get thrown out in those cases and they opened themselves up for huge lawsuits.
This also can explain the blanket million dollar bail and the hugely inappropriate blanket murder/organized crime/etc., charges - quickly get the arrestee to voluntarily plead out and they can’t sue. They figured out they ‘done goofed’ and tried to make it go away.
Obviously, from his viewpoint, the shooting was coming from the bikers, not the police.
“After being shot, Weathers reportedly ran to take cover behind cars near Don Carlos restaurant. Police arrived quickly and told everyone to get on the ground, he said.”
Really?