My assumption here would be that they’re running a sinecure prosecution so they can say it was looked into.
Copper’s actions may well have been reasonable but presumably he’ll have been told that he’s completely safe from conviction either way.
The reason I reach this conclusion is that much more egregious cases of police violence have not been prosecuted. I think this whole thing is probably a political movement more than it is a criminal trial. Have a trial so they can say they had a trial, move on.
Otherwise_Mud_4594 on
CPS knew this had no chance at court given the evidence, therefore (like all the other crimes they decide against prosecuting every day) they should not have proceeded with this trial.
It’s a travesty; complete waste of resources and peoples time.
Comfortable-Plane-42 on
More police should hand in their guns as a demonstration of what nonsense this is
hobbityone on
Whilst this is traumatic for all involved it is really important that this trial went ahead. It cannot be seen that officers are above the law and that processes like this are transparent. Equally officers should have a chance to go on the record to clear their name and return to active duty without a cloud or there to be valid cause to question their actions
BenicioDelWhoro on
How the hell are they going to prove the premeditated aspect of murder, surely this is manslaughter at worst
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My assumption here would be that they’re running a sinecure prosecution so they can say it was looked into.
Copper’s actions may well have been reasonable but presumably he’ll have been told that he’s completely safe from conviction either way.
The reason I reach this conclusion is that much more egregious cases of police violence have not been prosecuted. I think this whole thing is probably a political movement more than it is a criminal trial. Have a trial so they can say they had a trial, move on.
CPS knew this had no chance at court given the evidence, therefore (like all the other crimes they decide against prosecuting every day) they should not have proceeded with this trial.
It’s a travesty; complete waste of resources and peoples time.
More police should hand in their guns as a demonstration of what nonsense this is
Whilst this is traumatic for all involved it is really important that this trial went ahead. It cannot be seen that officers are above the law and that processes like this are transparent. Equally officers should have a chance to go on the record to clear their name and return to active duty without a cloud or there to be valid cause to question their actions
How the hell are they going to prove the premeditated aspect of murder, surely this is manslaughter at worst