7/5 I think this is the first time a CA cop has EVER been put on trial
for murdering a black man.
\_ Really? CA cop, or CA white cop?
\_ The case marked the first murder prosecution of an on-duty Bay Area
police officer. Prosecutors rarely file charges against police for
shootings. A Chronicle review of police use-of-force cases around
the country found just six cases in the past 15 years - not
including the BART shooting - in which murder charges had been filed.
The cases, involving a total of 13 officers, typically resulted in
large civil payouts to victims' relatives. However, none of the
officers was convicted of murder and most were acquitted or
cleared altogether. One pleaded no contest to manslaughter and
got three years in prison. |