What say you?
I think he will face baseless charges in MO.
His best bet is to get out of Ferguson ASAP and never come back.
If I were him I'd head to the Pacific for a while.
If there is an indictment EVERYONE ELSE should riot...
I think it will be an excuse for more violence.
No bill but the grand jury has been told by the ‘powers-that-be’ to wait until the lynch mob in Ferguson loses interest and stops the ‘protests’.
Present.
I think he will get hit with some “Lesser Charges” that will amount to basically nothing. I feel the thought behind this will be to diffuse any potential angst in Ferguson.
Bottom line, they will riot no matter what the outcome is.
The leaks are preparing us.
In a sane world he would face no charges.
In the world today, upside down as it is, who knows.
I think the decision should be announced after Nov 5, after the election when it’s a good bit colder.
It ought to return a big nothing, but who can say with the insanity prevalent nowadays?
They will either wait until the last few weeks of the election cycle in order to get people out or they will wait until the first heavy snowfall hits or really cold weather.
Wilson will get a medal and run for Governor.
No charges
I think he will walk as he should, I also think they will release the grand jury results right before Nov4th to make sure the base is pissed and votes.
Anything else is just a "Well...let's just make him go to trial and let them figure it out"
Either call will produce a riot...cuz that's what the "I hate whitey" aka "Black Coalition" folks do in that town.
Depends on whether those “eyewitness” testimonies line up with forensics. If entry holes are blatantly inconsistent with claimed positioning (say, forearm entry holes would require arms be down instead of “surrendering”), then those testimonies can be discarded outright.
Remember, early on the “eyewitnesses” claimed he was shot in the back...
The jury will be presented with medical reports illustrating the damage done to the officer’s face, and will conclude that the (drug affected) 300 lb ‘youth’ had indeed provoked a fight requiring the use of deadly force.
Maybe they think it would be easier to deal with the protesters after a No Bill than to let this thing drag out even longer with a trial that would end in an acquittal.
From the few reports coming out of the Grand Jury, the prosecutor has been presenting witnesses that would exonerate Wilson; not usually the approach a prosecutor takes.
It seems like an indictment gives the prosecutor some leverage in getting a plea bargain, but I doubt Wilson would make any deal. He has to know, as does his lawyer, that a conviction with what little evidence they have is almost impossible.
So, I think they're mostly trying to avoid a trial and acquittal. No easy way out for the county prosecutor, but I think they're looking for the quickest way out.