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Title: Michael Brelo Shoots Through Windshield at Unarmed Couple 15 Times: Found Not Guilty
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Reason
URL Source: http://reason.com/
Published: May 23, 2015
Author: Brian Doherty
Post Date: 2015-05-23 18:48:37 by Deckard
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Views: 21655
Comments: 92
Some people in Cleveland back in November 2012 thought they heard a gun firing. It was a car backfiring. So they chased the car from which they imagined the gunshot came at high speeds, often reaching 100 mph, for 20 miles, themselves shooting at or into that car 137 times. One of the shooters, named Michael Brelo, leapt on the hood of the car after it was halted and shot 15 times. The people inside the car, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, were, predictably, murdered in this barrage of 137 gunshots all told. They were unarmed. Do you think Brelo committed a crime? Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John P. O'Donnell didn't think so. This morning a trial for Brelo (the only one of the group of 13 people responsible charged with any crime, in this case "voluntary manslaughter") ended with a verdict from the judge of not guilty. Why? How? Oh wait—did I forget to mention Brelo was a police officer? Never mind! But the reasoning was, according to the Columbus Dispatch report: There wasn't any way to be sure beyond a reasonable doubt that it was the specific bullets that Brelo fired that ended Russell and Williams's life, after a nearly hour-long summation of his conclusion, an involved explanation of the decision that involved mannequins marked with the gunshot wounds that the two motorists suffered. As NPR summed up: it was impossible to determine beyond a reasonable doubt that either suspect would have survived if not for Brelo's shots. He also determined that Brelo's use of force was constitutionally reasonable given that he and other officers perceived that Russell and Williams posed a threat. "It is Brelo's perception of a threat that matters," O'Donnell said. Have a great weekend, Cleveland. Ed Krayewski blogged about this case in January, last November (about the $3 million civil wrongful death suit payout from the city over the murder, er, "incident"), and June. Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and author of Ron Paul’s Revolution: The Man and the Movement He Inspired (Broadside Books).
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#6. To: Deckard (#0)
There is no mention of a jury.
It's the defendants choice to choose between a jury trial or a trial decided by a judge. If Deckard knew anything about the criminal justice system and constitution, he'd have told you that. He's obviously ignorant. Now, with that said, you don't see many defendants choose just a judge trial... that's risky. It's better odds to get just ONE jury member to have a reasonable DOUBT... then just one judge. Next the conspiracy clan will scream a pay off to the judge.
Judge John P. O’Donnell, decider of Cleveland police verdict, has reputation as careful jurist
The whole article is ignorant. He was found NOT GUILTY. Nothing happening here, move on, stop the AGENDA drama... the story posted by the sites drama queen.
Nothing happening here, move on At times like this it's traditional for the cops to riot for additional government handouts, and loot too. Routine graft and corruption, nothing new. They've got the riot gear, they're trained to riot, and paid well to do so. There's no doubt that they will. Professional rioters attack the press and peaceful demonstrators. Community Agitators, on the prowl.
Check out them troopers...are they storm troopers?
A great book, and a pretty good movie.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestCuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John P. O'Donnell didn't think so. This morning a trial for Brelo (the only one of the group of 13 people responsible charged with any crime, in this case "voluntary manslaughter") ended with a verdict from the judge of not guilty.
#9. To: rlk (#6)
There is no mention of a jury.
#10. To: GrandIsland, rlk (#9)
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#12. To: Gatlin (#10)
#13. To: GrandIsland, paid well to riot (#12)
He was found NOT GUILTY
#15. To: hondo68 (#13)
#17. To: Fred Mertz (#15)
are they storm troopers?
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