I think 99% of Americans need a lesson on how our legal system works. It is not broken. People crying about why KR didn't get charged for anything need to understand how the system works so here's a breakdown for everyone to understand.
1. The District Attorney will levy charges against the defendant. He/she will base the charges on the evidence they have. This DA was a moron. Instead of going for a layup and charging him with reckless endangerment etc... he went for the flashy high profile Active Shooter charge. DAs are legal politicians looking for their next big promotion and he thought this national case can make him the next mayor or congressman.
2. The burden of proof is now on the prosecution to prove he was an active shooter with mal intent. He didn't win the case of self defense, the prosecution couldn't prove he was there to be an active shooter. He could have claimed he was there to sell ice cream sandwiches, it doesn't matter. The defense doesn't have to prove him as being right, they just need to ensure the prosecution is wrong on their accusations.
3. Since they couldn't prove he was an active shooter due to lack of evidence, the jury found him innocent. Yes he is guilty of shooting 2 people and firing at another but the charges were specific about being an active shooter which they couldn't prove.
So in the end he was found innocent of those charges. So all of these fucking babies crying about the verdict or saying he was let go because he was white or any other bullshit needs to learn how the legal system works. It is not broken. The DA fucked up from the start. KR would be in jail for 5-15 years if he chose the right charges but failed to do so. So don't be mad at KR. Don't be mad at the legal system. be mad at the DA who was a moron.
Great post!
I heard a few legal experts basically said the same thing .
The main idea is that a smart DA and prosecutor would have
made the SAME basic charge on each shooting.
It's a hell of a lot easier to prove some form of manslaughter/ reckless endangerment then murder.
I think Kyle was guilty of shooting those guys, but, his lawyers did a good job bringing up doubt due to chaotic circumstances.
In the end, it's not what we THINK, it's what gets proved in court.