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txinvestigator wrote: If the system worked like you suggest, every time a person was found not guilty or charges were dropped, "the police , prosecutors and courts" would be punished?
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Why not? Maybe it would drive out the criminal element.

If the police prosecuters and courts expect us to be accountable for our actions, I don't believe its unreasonable to expect the same from them. We are seeing more and more every year crooked and rogue cops and prosecuters. It looks to me many belong out of the business. Some belong in jail. Some belong in bankrupcy court.

We have Attorney Generals of Harris county, bragging about how he will ignore the law. Travis County Attny. prosecuting according to his political goals. Nifong and this incident. I doesn't sound unreasonable at all to hold these guys accountable to bad judgement calls. Anyone else can be held resposible. Doctors carpenters and mechanics. What makes cops, judges and prosecuters immune when they wrongly screw up peoples life.

seamusTX wrote:

Liberty wrote:I'm sure Jefferson county bought the best criminal lawyer money can buy for this guy.

Mr. Manuel Garcia lived in a house with his family (no indication whether he owned or rented). He wasn't indigent. Therefore he would not qualify for a public defender.

He's out big money.

Takes all the joy out of killing a couple of gangstas

KRM45 wrote: I wonder if the man had a lawyer. If you kill 2 people you will be arrested, charged, and go before the Grand Jury.

What happens in between has more to do with the Judge and your lawyer than with the prosecuter, and has very little to do with the cops.

It's seems to me that most self defense shootings I've read about here and in the paper there is no arrest. Doesn't the prosecuter recommend bail to the judge? I'm sure Jefferson county bought the best criminal lawyer money can buy for this guy.

KRM45 wrote: The police department, the cops, and the prosecuters were doing their job. Nothing should happen to them.

Now he could file a civil suit against the estate of the deceased, or in the case of the teens he could sue their families.

Arresting the guy and putting a $200k bond for defending himself and his family against gangsters is punishing him before he goes to trial. They didn't have to do that. Most times they don't. The people responcible will not be held accountable for their acts.

casselthief wrote:too bad he had to spend two months in the klink. outta be able to get something back for that......

Most likely he won't even get an apology. Nothing will happen to the arresting officers, police dept, or persecuters. It's likely his life is pretty screwed up for a while though.