Extremely likely, between the unchanged venue and the number of politicians who felt the need to weigh in (Mayor, Congresswoman, President).
But the damage is done. We were already (sadly) moving in this direction, but this is a watershed moment. This verdict cements that your rights vary based on your skin color, and inflects severe damage to police departments across the country. There are resignations happening now, and good luck hiring white police officers for as long as this trial remains in memory.
Extremely likely, between the unchanged venue and the number of politicians who felt the need to weigh in (Mayor, Congresswoman, President).
But the damage is done. We were already (sadly) moving in this direction, but this is a watershed moment. This verdict cements that your rights vary based on your skin color, and inflects severe damage to police departments across the country. There are resignations happening now, and good luck hiring white police officers for as long as this trial remains in memory.
He's the next Harold Fish. Yeah Fish won on appeal after spending 3 years in prison and it bankrupting his family. That's "winning".
The punishment is in the process, not in the sentence.