ThunderHorse
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Ok. So this was the initial autopsy report by the County. And that's County not Parish or Borough, because those distinctions matter.
Now a second private autopsy was performed, and when those results were released people went APE SHIT, because that's when the death by asphyxiation from restraint was announced, which was absent from the County's record. That was one of the big sparks that caused even more uproar, because it looked like a police cover up. There was another big issue with the case I can't recall.
So, in this trial, I have no idea, but are they going to be able to use both autopsies, the defense and the prosecution??? I used to watch CSI, but I've also been watching Project Innocence and docs about junk science in court cases. I'd like to see how they determine asphyxiation medically, yet missed it on the first go round.
There aren't parishes or boroughs in Minnesota. Legally speaking 48 states divide into counties. Only Alaska has Boroughs which are the equivalent of Counties and only Louisiana has Parishes which are also the equivalent of counties. Most municipalities do not have separate ME's from the county. Minneapolis doesn't have a separate Medical Examiner and the Medical Examiner who has jurisdiction over Minneapolis is the Hennepin County ME.
There was a private autopsy done, which is where people probably went apeshit. But it's gonna get real funky if the prosecution team admits that into evidence because it is not evidence of the State.
ETA: Back to the actual riots. The Cook County DA, who failed to prosecute Jussi Smollett, Kim Foxx is refusing to prosecute any rioters. Something along the lines of the presumption of dismissal. The Chicago FOP President has previously written letters to the POTUS requesting help. This week he delivered a letter to the US Attorney for Chicago John Lausch requesting help.
Chicago looters must be prosecuted for actions, FOP president says; Catanzara appeals to feds, saying Foxx too soft on crime
The DA for Multnomah County (Portland, Ore) Mike Schmidt is basically doing the same shit and just releasing guys the next day.
Multnomah County DA will not prosecute cases where most serious charge is city ordinance violation
Charges that will be dropped include:
- Interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer
- Disorderly conduct in the second degree
- Criminal trespass in the first and second degree
- Escape in the third degree
- Harassment
- Riot (unless accompanied by a charge outside of this list)
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