AL Police Excessive Force Mistrial

kirra Full Member Posts: 4,868 Likes: 2,106	AL Police Excessive Force Mistrial Sept 12, 2015 12:40:02 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kirra on Sept 12, 2015 12:40:02 GMT -5 Mistrial. His defense was he lost his balance. And the whole assault is on video. www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/09/mistrial_declared_in_indian_gr.html#incart_story_package
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IIOY Elder Sick and tired of your geriatric bullshit Posts: 20,890 Likes: 27,508	AL Police Excessive Force Mistrial Sept 12, 2015 13:40:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by IIOY on Sept 12, 2015 13:40:33 GMT -5 This is a criminal trial; unless this matter has already been settled civilly, a civil lawsuit is still possible and the burden of proof will be lower.
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AL Police Excessive Force Mistrial Sept 12, 2015 14:07:19 GMT -5 via mobile

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It's also a federal civil rights trial, not a state level battery/excessive force case. Those are nat odiously difficult to win since you need to do a lot more than prove he's the one who attacked Mr. Patel and he meant to do it.

ETA: According to NPR he's also facing state assault charges. www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/11/439596754/mistrial-declared-in-case-of-alabama-officer-who-badly-injured-indian-man

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secretlyevil Elder Posts: 26,651 Likes: 20,000	AL Police Excessive Force Mistrial Sept 12, 2015 17:23:27 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by secretlyevil on Sept 12, 2015 17:23:27 GMT -5 He lost his balance? Wow.
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