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Originally Posted by Titan
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The judiciary is an important piece but if the evidence is not collected or tendered and he is not charged and the crown chooses not to proceed...
There are lots of cutouts before it gets to the courts and I think that is what we are commenting on.
George Floyd is a very graphic example. Push the bad guy off of him or force him off of him. Or arrest him at the scene. None of that happened? Why? Not to get into the whole Floyd thing but just the element of the arrest and X number of cops stood around and watched a guy kneel on his neck, against policy if nothing else. That is the problem we are talking about.
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Well, no I disagree. I responded to Lockes post and said I hope he’s convicted and given the appropriate sentence. Locke said he’s doubtful it’ll happen or something to that effect. So, it would appear that he’s doubting the judiciary will convict.
To your point about police standing around watching George Floyd, yeah absolutely someone should have intervened. And given the massive public backlash I do think that police will be acutely aware of future situations like that and intervene.
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Also with regards to your point about Crown electing not to charge, collecting of evidence, etc. That is the legal framework in which our society operates.