Thanks, it was a good debate. I wish I’d be able to answer your last post, but I’m calling it a day now.
But…
Whilst I think a jury could be wrong, I don’t think it was. I was just saying that that is what can and occasionally will happen in a free and fair system, hence OJ. But I explained why I believe the margin for error here is very small, as it was not a judgement call but a matter of law, and bias couldn’t practically make that much of a difference, unless they were set out from the beginning to find white men innocent. I also do not think this is a race issue.
I think it’s a bit much to pin the entire problem here on the juries. I think it is a bit too much to insinuate the juries are all biased, as those in charge of arranging them have processes, and even if they aren’t as extensive as in an actual trial, they do ward off bias.
And furthermore, if the officer was in clear contravention of the law, do you honestly believe it still would not go to trial? I trust a man whose profession is the law to guard his own integrity and follow the law, especially in a modern state like NY.
Manslaughter is culpable/negligible homicide, you just don’t call it that there in the USA.
And lastly, the video does not show the entire story. It doesn’t tell you what method of arresting someone is legal or not, it does not tell you what the law is when faced with this situation, and it does not say what happens when a police officer accidentally kills someone whilst arresting them. Those details, plus more, were considered in the court of law, and he was not found to have even possibly committed a crime, as it didn’t even go to trial. And had it, it would almost definitely have been not deemed a crime.
The system isn’t the problem. Neither are the police. What happened was a freak accident, a combination of many different factors including stupidity and medical issues, and that led to the death. He could not have resisted arrest. The police could have used a different tactic. He could not have had those medical issues. They could have realised the problem sooner. All mistakes, not brutality or racism. It’s not institutional, just unfortunate.
Anyway, that’s all from me. I’ll assume you disagree, have a good one!