Quote (Thor123422 @ 19 Apr 2021 20:11)
IMO you're hedging. He didn't have a strong case against manslaughter, and only had a marginal case against murder. Police officers don't offer to plead guilty to manslaughter when they have a strong case.
They're probably going to come back with some kind of manslaughter at least, and I think you know that, and so you're going to blame it on the threat of rioting instead of the strength of the case.
The burden is not on the defense to prove innocence. The burden is on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The defense cast extreme doubt, and the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt. I'm not "hedging" anything whatsoever. I'm providing my informed opinion based on the testimony and cross examination of the witnesses.
I don't care one way or another what the verdict is. I'm not concerned about "what team wins" in this case. Merely following the case itself, and the associated riots.