re: #128 Lidane

Far too many people think that Wilson had an actual trial. That didn’t happen.

He can still be charged, and tried, on both state or federal charges if a special prosecutor is appointed, or if federal civil rights charges are filed.

McCullough didn’t want a prosecution, so he dumped everything onto a grand jury including exculpatory evidence - which is just not normally done in a grand jury setting. It’s a deviation from his own established process, let alone what’s done nationally. He wanted people to shift the blame for a no true bill on to the grand jury, except that he’s still ultimately responsible for no charges being filed.

He didn’t want charges, so he came up with a way to do so - by perverting how the grand jury was to see the case. Throw everything and the kitchen sink in to the case.

Yet, McCullough spent more time describing how social media got it wrong, instead of how the prosecutor’s office and law enforcement mishandled the case from moments after the shooting was reported until the decision was made to release the results late in the evening even thought state and federal officials suggested changing the time.