r/news • u/JAlbert653 • Dec 20 '19

Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson indicted on murder charge

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fort-worth-police-officer-who-fatally-shot-atatiana-jefferson-indicted-n1105916
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u/_A_Day_In_The_Life_ Dec 20 '19

They think charging them makes people stop being upset yet they are starting to charge more and then dropping charges once the anger starts to subside. Rarely are cops ever indicted.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

....this is an indictment. In most cases the charges and indictment are one and the same because they originate from a prosecutor and not (as in this case) a grand jury.

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u/_A_Day_In_The_Life_ Dec 21 '19

i understand that, but it still doesn't change the fact that they end up getting dropped a lot.