One of the members in the Darren Wilson grand jury case filed a federal law suit Monday. He or she wants to be able to discuss the case with the public. However, as the law is written, jurors are unable to discuss the case without permission.
The grand jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting and killing of Michael Brown last year in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson shot Brown, an 18 year old, unarmed teenager, at least six times. Brown died on the scene.
The grand juror is unknown and only referred to as juror “Doe” and represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
According to the suit, he or she questions “the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.”
Everything about the grand jury is kept secret. If the jurors discuss the case, they can face prosecution unless they are allowed through the courts. This law suit is a step in that direction.
Everything about the grand jury is kept secret. If the jurors discuss the case, they can face prosecution unless they are allowed through the courts. This law suit is a step in that direction.
The suit was filed specifically against Rober McCulloch, the St. Louis County prosecutor. According to the ACLU, This was done because McCulloch would be the person to bring charges against the juror if they spoke out.
It would be great to hear the grand jurors insight on this case to further the discussion of police brutality and racism in this country.
What do you think? Should the jurors be allowed to speak and what do you think we would learn from them about the case?
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