“Williams said, may have been an error in judgment and a violation of updated policy — but the judge found prosecutors failed to prove it rose to a criminal level.”
Where have we heard this before?
This is a little different. For many years, the common police practice was to not buckle in prisoners, in Baltimore. Then apparently a few weeks before the incident, the policy changed. The officers must have either missed the memo, or chose to ignore it...but seeing that this was a common practice for years, a reasonable person would not expect a lack of buckling to likely cause death. That’s why its not criminal. I’m sure the lawsuits are flying, but its not murder.
“Williams said, may have been an error in judgment and a violation of updated policy — but the judge found prosecutors failed to prove it rose to a criminal level.”
Where have we heard this before?
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You are comparing apples and pomegranates. The judge was correct, the proof adduced at trial fell woefully short of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Comey was wrong because his job was to determine if enough evidence existed to indict and prosecute—it did, without doubt. Comey tanked, the judge in the officer’s case did his job appropriately.