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Tag Archives: Jeffrey Toobin

The Injustice of Justice

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Tanya
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From Tanya: The author of this post invites League bloggers to write for the The Contrary Perspective. 

The Contrary Perspective

Jeffrey Toobin: Win or Don't Bother? Jeffrey Toobin: Win or Don’t Bother?

Richard Sahn

I was appalled by Jeffrey Toobin’s analysis of the decision of the grand jury in the Darren Wilson indictment hearings. Toobin, a legal analyst for CNN is a former prosecutor as well as defense attorney. The reason the DA,  Robert McCulloch, did not prosecute Darren Wilson during the hearings was because, Toobin says, he could not have convinced a trial jury that Wilson was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, even of involuntary manslaughter, the least of the possible charges. What good is an indictment—which is based on probable cause—Toobin would have us believe if there is no or little chance of winning at a trial?

So for Toobin, and who knows how many other extraordinary legal minds, it’s win or don’t bother. The legal proceedings in the wake of Michael Brown’s shooting death were all a game, to be won or lost…

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Posted in Human Rights, Racism, Social Justice & Reform | Tagged Civil Rights, Darren Wilson, discrimination, Jeffrey Toobin, Media, Michael Brown, Police Brutality, police misconduct, racism | Leave a reply

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