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Misuse of a Grand Jury
Huffington Post ^ | November 16, 2014 | Rev. Al Sharpton

Posted on 11/17/2014 12:01:59 PM PST by MeshugeMikey

It has been over three months since the horrific death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It has been over three months since Brown's parents and loved ones began awaiting a semblance of justice and closure on this painful chapter in their lives. And it's been over three months since a community started searching for answers and justice after another one of its children died at the hands of police.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: nonsense; pandering; shameful; trayvons
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21 posted on 11/17/2014 12:18:15 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: MeshugeMikey

Actual response I had:

“What idiot wrote this stupi... oh... Sharpton. Of course”


22 posted on 11/17/2014 12:18:15 PM PST by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: Slyfox

al wants WHITEY TO Pay........Him FIrst!


23 posted on 11/17/2014 12:18:32 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey

So what the hell is Al the “Reverend” of? The Church of Satan?


24 posted on 11/17/2014 12:18:33 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: cuban leaf

Why is this grand jury, which is simply trying to decide if it should go to trial at all, taking three months?

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Easy answer.

Those jurors reached a decision after the first week or two. Authorities have kept the verdict on ice for as long as possible so that the natives will chillax.

I would be surprised if the decision is released now. Wait till next week and the ferals will be too busy with Turkey Day plans.


25 posted on 11/17/2014 12:19:20 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

The Church Of St Race Hustler!!

one might almost think that Jesse Jackson had a hand in concocting that LIST???? there might be MONIES available....from some of those “targets” that Protection money might.... hep Protect.

Rev Al and Rev Jesse......running the same old hustle.


26 posted on 11/17/2014 12:20:48 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: Bogey78O

ahahah INDEED INDEED INDEED!!!

at least we didnt have to listen to the great orator speaking contemporanusly....again


27 posted on 11/17/2014 12:21:38 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: cuban leaf
Why is this grand jury, which is simply trying to decide if it should go to trial at all, taking three months?

Because the fate and determination of the ultimate possession of perhaps thousands of flat screen TVs (and other merchandise) hang in the balance. Al Sharlaton would have it no other way.

28 posted on 11/17/2014 12:23:09 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Hey Al. what would’ve happened if Michael Brown were a white guy who tried to wrestle a gun away from a police officer? Yeah, he’d be just as dead today as your ‘gentle giant’

Usually Al, you just blather your idiotic inanities. I see this time, you’ve put them in print.


29 posted on 11/17/2014 12:24:05 PM PST by Bullish (A 5 year old could run the country better than Obama.)
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To: Bullish

the governor of Missouri just released a statement as to a State Of Emergency

it is about to come to a head.

May Sharpton and Jackson be in the front lines.....the gutless busturds!


30 posted on 11/17/2014 12:25:57 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: BunnySlippers

whichever way it goes it will not go well.

The GUV just ordered a state of emergency!


31 posted on 11/17/2014 12:26:43 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: Vendome

I bet AL had an intestinal bypass to lose weight.


32 posted on 11/17/2014 12:27:49 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Al looks like he’s either got AIDS or Cancer.


33 posted on 11/17/2014 12:28:59 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: C210N

all may have inside SHIPPING and Availability Information........ from someone..or “ones” at Sony and Samsung....etc..and NIKE....etc etc etc


34 posted on 11/17/2014 12:29:03 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: MeshugeMikey
And it's been over three months since a community started searching for answers and justice

Not exactly. They already know the answer, or think they do.

And they aren't interested in justice, they want revenge and/or a win.

BTW, IMO any homicide, by anybody for any reason, should be reviewed by a jury similar to the old-time coroner's inquest, to determine if the homicide was justified or not. If not, then it goes to the grand jury to determine if there's sufficient evidence to take it to trial. This would apply to cops as well as civilians. No "departmental review" so they can piss milk on each other.

To my mind, the present system of leaving justified or not up to the secret determination of a GJ or, worse, administrative decision by an elected or appointed prosecutor, does no service to any of the parties involved.

Note what happened to Zimmerman. A prosecutor determined the homicide was justified, then that was overruled by political pressure. If a jury of the type I describe had ruled the killing was justified, in open court, it would have at least greatly reduced the perception of secret double-dealing that was behind much of the furore.

35 posted on 11/17/2014 12:31:38 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

What you say makes sense, but look at this case.

Nothing that has been revealed has swayed the Brown defenders one iota.

They’re angry, and nothing is going to pacify them but rioting in the streets.

Toss in some Leftist anarchists, and you’ve got just the right ingredients for a disaster.


36 posted on 11/17/2014 12:35:26 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The mid-term elections were perfect for him. Now Obama can really lead from behind.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Now, now, people, be respectful of Reverend Sharpton, he’s a man of the cloth. He’s doing God’s work on Earth. /sarc


37 posted on 11/17/2014 12:35:57 PM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: MeshugeMikey

No matter what else happens, we know one thing is certain. The grand jury acted improperly. The grand jury acted too slow, it acted too fast, it allowed too many autopsies, it didn’t allow enough of them, Brown was a victim, the officer was a racist, Brown was unarmed, the officer shot him in cold blood, it’s more evidence of White racism, it’s more evidence that Blacks can’t succeed because of Whites, the government owes Blacks more money, Whites deserve to be taken down, the knock out game is pure justice...

The list goes on. ...and on and on and on and on...


38 posted on 11/17/2014 12:39:51 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The mid-term elections were perfect for him. Now Obama can really lead from behind.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

“The GUV just ordered a state of emergency!”

That probably means no indictment. White kids aren’t going to hit the street if the officer gets indicted.


39 posted on 11/17/2014 12:40:14 PM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: DoughtyOne

Oh, you’re right.

The issue is not the facts of the case, it’s our tribe against their tribe and we must keep them in their place.

Reminds me forcefully of To Kill a Mockingbird. The trial was not about what happened. It was a bit of theater intended to dramatize the proper relationship between the races. Even the “decent” men on the jury couldn’t get past that to address or probably even recognize the facts.

“Making a statement” about race relations is in each case the important thing. Guilt or innocence of the accused is quite simply irrelevant.


40 posted on 11/17/2014 12:40:47 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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