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Old 03-20-2012, 12:58 PM
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Post Re: Justice Department, FBI to probe shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin

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Originally Posted by rivrrat View Post
Incorrect. They arrest when evidence points to the person possibly being guilty. Guilt is decided in a court of law, not by the officers.
To take that a step further, there have been clear cases where Joe Shoe's approach has been tried in the past.
Ironically, they also extend to police looking the other way when a white man kills a black person.

Not saying that this example in February is racist because there is insufficient evidence to that effect (IMO), but the above IS the type of crap that giving the cops this sort of "discretion" leads to...
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