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2017-09-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

Anthony Lamar Smith wasn't Rosa Parks, he was a HEROIN DEALER – Kevin Jackson

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-09-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Smith was shot in 2011. As I understand it, state and federal prosecutors at the time decided not to charge the officer.
The case was recently reopened due to unspecified new evidence.
(opinion: a cynical person might think this was a political prosecution in the wake of unrest in Ferguson,MO)
The officer was acquitted in a bench trial, leading to the current festivities.

Posted by SteveS 2017-09-18 02:19|| 2017-09-18 02:19|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Remember that the Baltimore PD officers who were involved in the Freddie Gray incident were all acquitted by bench trials. Rather than prosecutors seeing the light on racially motivated show trials, I think we're going to start seeing calls to eliminate bench trials.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2017-09-18 04:59|| 2017-09-18 04:59|| Front Page Top

#3 I think we'll see calls to eliminate trials.

BTW -- Chicago has a new "oversight" board for the police that's been doing exactly as Steve suspects. Old, closed cases are being reopened. Expect acquittals and riots there, too.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2017-09-18 06:13|| 2017-09-18 06:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Smith was shot in 2011.

Thank you for the correction, SteveS. I've been a bit distracted with real life lately.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-09-18 13:38|| 2017-09-18 13:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Nothing but adventure I hope.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-09-18 18:04|| 2017-09-18 18:04|| Front Page Top

#6 An easy confusement, tw. Given the current frothing and looting, it seems like new news. I only saw a brief mention somewhere of it being an old case and had a hard time finding references to the original disposition.

Posted by SteveS 2017-09-18 21:41|| 2017-09-18 21:41|| Front Page Top

#7 You are a dear, Skidmark. All good things.

SteveS, they're trying to disconnect history and facts from the eternal now of furious indignation. .

Posted by trailing wife 2017-09-18 21:55|| 2017-09-18 21:55|| Front Page Top

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