Will St. Louis Burn?

[seer]

Ex-Cop Jason Stockley Found Not Guilty Of Murdering Black Man In 2011

Earlier today, ex-police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty of the first-degree murder of 24 year old Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man shot and killed following a high-speed chase back in 2011. Stockley, who formerly worked for the St. Louis police department, was on trial after shooting Lamar Smith five times, killing him in the process. While he claimed that he saw Smith pull out a gun, prosecutors stated that Stockley actually planted the gun after the fact.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Stockley originally requested to be tried by a judge, rather than a jury of his peers. During the trial, Assistant Circuit Attorney Robert Steele cited police dashcam footage which showed Stockley saying ""going to kill this ____, don't you know it." Apparently, the murder occurred less than a minute later. Stockley's lawyer defended his client's statement, chalking it up to typical "human emotion" during a high pressure situation.

[Sparko]

link?

[seer]

link?

Here is one, not the original: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/missouri-b...100419885.html

[Mountain Man]

I would be interested to see a story detailing the judge's decision. The Yahoo story makes it sound like the ruling contradicted the evidence, but I don't buy that.

[seer]

I would be interested to see a story detailing the judge's decision. The Yahoo story makes it sound like the ruling contradicted the evidence, but I don't buy that.

I think the prosecutor over reached with the first degree murder charge.

[rogue06]

I would be interested to see a story detailing the judge's decision. The Yahoo story makes it sound like the ruling contradicted the evidence, but I don't buy that.

[Leonhard]

This looks fishy.

[Sparko]

https://bluelivesmatter.blue/st-loui...-pepper-spray/

[rogue06]

https://bluelivesmatter.blue/st-loui...-pepper-spray/

Reminiscent of how some folks are bewildered that they were arrested saying they didn't do anything after they got in an altercation with a police officer.

[Leonhard]

https://bluelivesmatter.blue/st-loui...-pepper-spray/

I'd say their protest in general was a good one. Something looks a bit fishy about the acquittal of Jason Stockey.

[Darth Executor]

I'd say their protest in general was a good one. Something looks a bit fishy about the acquittal of Jason Stockey.

What looks fishy? The standard is "beyond any reasonable doubt" and the judge had plenty of reasonable doubt. To say nothing of the fact that he was overcharged. Premeditated murder because the cop said "I'm gonna kill this guy" after a high speed chase? Get outa here.

[Sparko]

I'd say their protest in general was a good one. Something looks a bit fishy about the acquittal of Jason Stockey.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/16/bl...cks-at-police/

[Mountain Man]

I'd say their protest in general was a good one. Something looks a bit fishy about the acquittal of Jason Stockey.

Protesting about every little thing that gets someone's nose out of joint has become so commonplace these days that I don't think it has the impact it used to, and too often these protests just turn into straight-up riots. Surely there are more productive ways to get one's point across, or at least a way that doesn't make one look like a spoiled brat or a thug.

And I don't know if this ruling is fishy or not since I don't have enough details. Unless you can prove the judge was in on it then I have to assume the evidence didn't prove the prosecution's case beyond a reasonable doubt.

[Sparko]

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...9bb30f31a.html

[Mountain Man]

Assuming the police testimony is accurate, it sounds like they had good reason to fear for their lives.