"I have seen enough evidence already to not indict DW."
I agree with you, but the question is will the Grand Jury come to that conclusion. And that's going to depend on what evidence, and what slant on it they're presented by the prosecutor. And also how fearful they are of refusing to indict Wilson. Remember, the grand jury members all live in the area; and they may be frightened their identity will be revealed afterward.
"Cops do have some leeway to shoot when THEY assess that they are threatened. That is part of having armed cops."
True, but again it's going to depend on what the prosecutor tells them the law is. In the Supreme Court decision that defined that principle, Tennessee v. Garner, 1985, Justice Byron White, wrote:
"Where the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force." But the stipulation is 'to prevent escape' and many of the witnesses will testify Brown was surrendering, arms in the air. And if the prosecutor emphasizes the distance between Wilson and the advancing Brown left Wilson room to continue to back away, and therefore his life was not in immediate danger when he started shooting again, the jury members may let that be their guiding light.
I think Wilson's going to need strong mitigating evidence for the grand jury not to indict. Like a vivid hospital photo, showing a swollen face. Or forensic evidence of Brown's fingerprint on Wilson's gun. And they're going to want to know when and why Wilson drew his gun and fired at Brown from inside the police car. And if the angle of the bullets in the autopsy can verify if Brown was moving forward with velocity. Otherwise, as the old grand jury adage goes, I fear Wilson's gonna be an indictable ham sandwich.
Addendum suggestion: the Aug 18th post on the other Michael Brown thread, showing an arrest record for him by the St. Ann Police Department, is an invented rap sheet, and that should be noted.
Aaron Jimenez, Chief of the St. Ann Police Department, immediately posted this denial on the St. Ann Neighborhood Watch Facebook page (on which he is a frequent contributor):
“The St. Ann Police Department would like to dispel any rumors of our department having ever arrested Michael Brown, the victim of Saturdays police involved shooting.”
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