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Ferguson Grand Jury Decision (November 2014): Are white police officers more likely to let black robbery suspects get away after the Michael Brown incident, to avoid legal hassles?

  • Why take the risk of being termed a racist and have legal proceeding that result in losing job when the officer can just look the other way if the robbery suspect is black? How would that impact the law and order situation?

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    Quite the opposite. If anything, the indication is that there is significant overenforcement, not underenforcement, against black suspects in the US. But regardless of that, officers are not going to just let a violent felony like a robbery go. You might get off with a warning for speeding or jaywalking, or they might let someone speeding 6 over pass by without stopping if people routinely go 20 over through that section. But that's not true for crimes like robbery. In the vast majority of cases, the suspect can be apprehended rather than killed. Doing that, rather than ignoring crimes, is the solution. Brown was unarmed, and even if the officer was ultimately forced into a position where he had to fire, he should've had more backup on scene if he suspected he was apprehending a felon, and certainly should not have let him come right up to the car and assault him from a superior position. Even if we assume Wilson's version was absolutely true, he really screwed up and contributed a great deal toward the situation escalating.

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No, absolutely not. The police have a duty to investigate crimes and to arrest when they believe a suspect has probably broken the law. But don't be fooled. Although the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution prohibits police conduct that is strictly race-based, playing that card can backfire.

Michael Smolensky

After all is said and done, I imagine some will actually be less likely to do that. Especially in light of the riots in Ferguson, I think a significant number of cops are going to be even more hardened in their view that criminal behavior of any kind should never be tolerated. Minor crimes that they might previously have let slide will now be pursued more aggressively, at least by some officers.

Chris Bast

Because, and rightfully so, the police are more afraid of actual crooks than of possible words and even subpoenas. They have a job to do, and thank god, they do it.

Glenard Munson

The grand juries on the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases indicate that racism is alive and well in America.   So does the execution of the 12 year old in Cleveland. Despite the protests by many informed and well meaning Whites, too many racists exist and the foreseeable future does not bode well for Blacks and their relation with White police officers.

Rass Bariaw

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