Grand jury reaches decision in Ferguson case (Announcement Monday night)

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Wouldn't be surprised if they indict him on some lesser charges, but first degree murder? What were they thinking when they put that on the list of possible charges?

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I wonder if the Justice Department will bring charges on  Darren Wilson.  I really doubt it.  I am sure the same set of facts the grand jury had access to which led to this decision should also dissuade the Justice Department from acting.

I really doubt it. I can't think of any case where an unjustified police shooting brought federal charges - I know the Rodney King and Abner Louima cases had federal charges, but in both cases that was a question of torture or prolonged beating.

The next avenue is likely civil charges, and I imagine there'll be a very sympathetic jury in St. Louis.

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When was the last time a cop actually got convicted of murder?

As I recall, the cop in the Oscar Grant case when to prison for manslaughter, but not murder. Not sure beyond that.

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I heard there is rioting in Oakland. That can't be true, can it? I can't find anything on TV or the internet, so I assume that is a false alarm.

Oakland is always a powder keg. The combination of lots of tensions with the local police, and by far the most radicalized branch of Occupy anywhere.

Reportedly just some peaceful protests in NY, and I expect it to stay that way.

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The DOJ isn't charging Wilson.

There was zero chance they would. They don't file federal civil rights charges unless they can prove them, and as we saw multiple times during the Grand Jury proceedings, there are WAY too many ifs in this case.

I think Pantaleo might get charged down the line, though. There's precedent.