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"Lewis asked why Timm had omitted Kromberg’s reference to the grand jury decision? Timm replied that it meant very little: 99.9% of grand juries agree to return
by guerby 6y ago
"Lewis asked why Timm had omitted Kromberg’s reference to the grand jury decision? Timm replied that it meant very little: 99.9% of grand juries agree to return a prosecution. An academic study of 152,000 grand juries had revealed only 11 which had refused the request of a federal prosecutor to prosecute."
That's some statistics ...
- natcombs 6y agoIt’s almost worth asking what those 11 were. The prosecution must have really failed
- DaiPlusPlus 6y ago> It’s almost worth asking what those 11 were. The prosecution must have really failed $5 says they were police shootings of black suspects.
- recuter 6y agoAll 11? I'll take that bet.
- reallydontask 6y agofor a fiver you are on :)
- whosgonnacheck 6y agoI'll add a fiver for whomever wins just for answering this question (with reasonable evidence) :D
- Miner49er 6y agoYou are right, police shootings are something that grand juries regularly decline to prosecute for. I'm not sure that all 11 of were police shootings, however. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ferguson-michael-brown-indictment-darren-wilson/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ferguson-michael-brown-...