SD shooting gone wrong

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This is a load of BS. He was protecting his dad. What would you rather have, a dead father or a dead criminal. Hmm... Tough decision. As for the gun, it looks like a tokarev tt-33 kind of or a colt 32 or 38 automatic.
 
It's the notoriously corrupt judicial system of that state that's "gone wrong." It's high on my list of places never to go. Like central Congo or Mogadishu.
 
The problem really isn't New York, the problem---according to the order of appeal away---is that apparently Campbell no longer posed a threat, as he was 40-50 feet away and not actively swinging the bat offensively. Furthermore, since the defendant had a far more lethal weapon (a handgun) at the scene, and was trained by the police department, he could have ordered Campbell to drop the bat, which he did not. It sounds like his police training left him when his emotions took over. (And I'm not suggesting for a minute I'd do anything different.) I must confess that when I hear accusations leveled against the police for coercing the witnesses to change their testimony, I find myself wondering what their motivation would be for doing so. Too bad cases like this rely on eyewitness testimony, as that testimony appears to be very unreliable.
 
From the article:

it cast doubt on an entire justice system in Westchester County, New York.
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Nothing new in New York. "Big" Tim Sullivan started it all in 1911 when he made it basically illegal for anyone to defend themselves against the criminal gangs that he was the head of.
 
never know exactly what happened that day, but if cnn's report is unbiased truth, he should be free
 
It looks as though it's a Colt 1903 in either .32 ACP or .380 ACP.

This case sounds seriously messed up and shouldn't have happened this way at all. It's enraging to read that this has happened.
 
I hate cnn....but I leave comments on its stories to try and give the liberals something to think about that is unbiased.
 
I take a couple of things from it: He wasn't defending himself and what exactly was withheld by prosecutors.

I guess if it happens again (early release/reversal) - he'd best move and force an extradition issue should a further reversal come his way later. Hell, at this rate if he got out he'd doubtless have to dodge a "wrongful death" civil suit as well given the muddiness of this water now.
 
I have some problems with this case. Frankly, none of us know what actually happened that night. That is why the police should gather as much evidence as possible and all of it should be presented to the Jury, not just what is good for the prosecutor or the defense. If the witnesses changed their story then that would have effected the verdict. If there was a witness, a real one, to racial slurs, why were they not at trial? This grand standing crap has got to go.

I have served on several juries and I honestly think that the prosecutor just expected us to blindly convict the guy... just a rubber stamp.
 
Terrible and unfortunate that this man is in prison for protecting his father. You can blame the prosecution for seeking a conviction instead of seeking the truth, but the ultimate blame goes to the jury of sheeple that convicted him.

The painful truth is that you are "innocent until proven guilty" only if you plead that you didn't do it. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. Once you admit that you did it, the burden of proof shifts to you to prove that what you did was justified. If you can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, you go to jail.
 
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