“I’m wondering what the judge’s instructions to the jury were?
“Disregard the video”?”
It makes you wonder. The jury was instructed to ignore testimony that the officers acted within policy - after a forced records release in chambers. Certainly makes me think they were fired for violated policy. Regardless, there’s no justification that I can see for killing this man.
This entire town was in an uproar over this case. Councilmen were ousted, the mayor and chief of police fired, 3 officers terminated. And the judge didn’t let the jury know any of these facts. They should have allowed the police records opened to see the light of day. But this is how government runs today, from city hall to Washington DC. Complete secrecy and no accountability whatsoever.