Officer Acquitted in Freddie Grey Case

[branford]

71. Huh?

Being a police officer is not a crime, despite your personal issues, and the officer was not, and should not, have been convicted because he's a member of a group you dislike or a profession you generally want reformed.

This trial was not some referendum on the "trivialization of police violence," and I'm not particularly sorry you and others are apparently unhappy that your mob didn't claim a scalp. As an attorney, I've worked to ensure all defendants receive fair and impartial trials (among other causes), regardless of whether the accused is a poor and young minority man from the inner city or a police officer accused of misconduct. Demanding that constitutional protections apply regardless of the popularity of a defendant trivializes nothing except the self-righteous blood-lust of the mob.

Now, would you care to discuss the specific allegations against Nero, the actual officer on trial, the relevant and applicable law in the case, the evidence (or lack thereof) and novel legal theories the prosecution offered at trial, and what you believe the deficiencies were in the court's reasoning that lead to acquittal?