I have agreed that the police were reckless. Which had a LOT to do with Louisville deciding to pay $12 MILLION to Taylor's estate. That's more than Louima got ; more than Diallo's family ; more than Garner's family. And Louisville reformed various raid procedures to try and avoid a repeat of this tragedy.
I also agree that in some states this is a classic case of involuntary manslaughter. I have raised the issue as to whether, as written, Kentucky's statutes are flawed. To not indict for some sort of criminal negligence seems to be unjust imho. I was NOT on the grand jury. Neither was any other S-webber. There may be a chance of a second bite of the apple with a Federal Civil Rights investigation and prosecution. But that is a tough row to hoe. Obama's Justice Dept. did not decide to prosecute Pantaleo for killing Eric Garner. I thought they should have. Ask Loretta Lynch why they didn't when she was U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of N.Y. and then Attorney General.
The police KNEW where Taylor's ex was. They had him in custody.
Walker was NOT penalized. He was not prosecuted. Charges were never filed against him. Under Kentucky law he did not commit a crime. The same laws that protected Walker from prosecution also worked to keep the police from being indicted for some sort of manslaughter.
This illustrates the problem with too many of these cases. The facts get ignored in favor of feelings and emotion. According to some BLM and Anti-Fa extremists ( cheered on by their media and political supporters ), current situations, incidents etc. must be filtered through past history and past grievances. That corrupts justice. It doesn't help us find it.
For instance, 3 of the 4 Minneapolis cops charged with murder in the George Floyd case have a good chance of acquittal.
Not Chauvin but the other three. Why ? Very little evidence of intent and they were overcharged by Ellison for political reasons. I am NOT saying they will be or should be but thanks to Ellison they very well might. There are facts that may mitigate their guilt. We will see.




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