They knew if they go for max penalties on this suspect that claimed he was not actually shooting at cops but someone else, it would bring the race industry back down on them.
A whole new race circus.
I'd bet they cut the deal with the suspect. Confess to the shoot, but not intending to kill the cops, and we'll take 15 years off your sentence. If ya don't cooperate, and confess, we go for maximum punishment. .
Good point. It probably won’t help. Anymore than saying Iraq is free, and ISIS is just junior league.