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Originally Posted by fxashun  This doesn't appear to be one of those circumstances though. No weapon found on the victims, unmarked cars, and plain clothes officers. The victims thought they were being attacked. And it appears they were. | I'll admit that some of the court testimony appears to be "he said/she said" in nature, meaning that some of the described details surrounding the incident are subjective opinions rather than objective facts.
But, as the article I posted mentioned, this trial "is a lesson in witness credibility and its key role in eliminating reasonable doubt."
And I think that, if the witnesses and their testimonies were more credible, the verdict in this case might have been different. Quote:
Originally Posted by fxashun The wanton violence in this incident was enhanced by the race of the victims, but I agree the court proceeding was not about race, and race should never be a factor in a court case. And you think "the rest of the public" wasn't put in danger by 50 rounds fired off? That was just luck. | So you know for a fact that the black officer's and the black/hispanic officer's decisions to fire or repeatedly fire at these suspects were "enhanced" by the race of the subjects?
Or, is this just your opinion?
(Without knowing the details about the trajectories of the policemen's bullets as they exited their guns, I find it impossible to determine if any members of the rest of the public where put in danger during this incident. And, in order to remain objective, you would have to conclude the same thing. And, if a bystander was hit by a stray bullet, he or she would have his or her day in court too.)
Last edited by baloney_detector; 04-26-2008 at 01:35 PM.
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