I thought the state AG was going to heve it dropped?
This is one of those rare cases where the prosecution clearly amounts to a crime itself.
Isn’t this illegal?
In most states tampering with evidence is a crime.
Good. Altered evidence seems like grounds for a mistrial if they get convicted.
Chain of custody is broken.
“...police have to verify that the guns actually posed a threat...”
There’s the police on the bad guys side again. Some blue lives matter.
Doctoring the evidence.
St. Louis is such a wonderful city.
“...Patricia McCloskey’s Gun Didn’t Work...”
What an idiot..having an non-operable firearm.
They FABRICATED EVIDENCE in a Conspiracy against her rights.
Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241 - Conspiracy Against Rights
This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person of any state, territory or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him/her by the Constitution or the laws of the United States, (or because of his/her having exercised the same).
It further makes it unlawful for two or more persons to go in disguise on the highway or on the premises of another with the intent to prevent or hinder his/her free exercise or enjoyment of any rights so secured.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to ten years, or both; and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years, or for life, or may be sentenced to death.
When there’s nobody in charge of the people in charge you get tyranny... Every time.
We are all gonna’ get railroaded be this govt if we can’t get rid of filthy democrats like these.
Now we know why the lawyer had the pistol.
I think most Americans are still basically conservative,
On the other hand those in positions of power, wealth, influence etc. are probably close to 90% hard core Anarchists. (I don’t know if anarchists is the right word but it is something similar and definitely connected to Satan). I am not sure at all that the country can be saved. At least without as a British guy once said “Rivers of Blood”.
That gun doesn’t meet the standard used for an unloaded weapon. Speedily and easily be made to fire.
However other arguments could be made
She NEVER tried it! Never took it to the range and ran a magazine through it, just to see how it felt.
Back When, the Old Man told me that when I bought a fire arm, to run 200 rounds through it to lap the sliding parts in, before I ever worried about how accurate it was.
They are machines. Machines work better when they are broken in...
Hmmmm
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12.
They are being punished via process.