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[soundscream]

None charged with killings :http://www.dallasnews.com/news/stat...out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

Hahahahahahaha............ha.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Nothing changes.

 

[TheJLC]

None charged with killings :http://www.dallasnews.com/news/stat...out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

Lol...

 

[Funky Papa]

It makes Sutter's idiocy look plausible.

Goddamn.

 

[Chariot]

Link called it

These thugs need to be taught a less- wait... biker gangs? Nevermind, those patriots were just exercising their God-given freedoms.

 

[soundscream]

It makes Sutter's idiocy look plausible.

Goddamn.

Oh Shit.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

I had forgotten about this incident until the thread bump.

None charged with killings :http://www.dallasnews.com/news/stat...out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

Oh, my.

 

[freeofgreed]

9 dead
18 injured
100+ arrested
nazi symbols

and people are discussing if we can call them thugs or no

I can imagine how would be the reacton if it would be a shootout involving black people.

None charged with killings :http://www.dallasnews.com/news/stat...out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

I hate this country sometimes. And some people still act as if white privilage isn't a thing.

 

[Siegcram]

The american justice system is something else.

 

[A Link to the Past]

When I saw this I thought "Again??? What do bikers like about Waco TX"

Also it's almost telling that the defense attorneys didn't even attempt to suggest that their clients weren't guilty of a crime. Just goes to show how little the prosecutors cared about them.

I have a feeling a double standard is afoot

 

[Gordon Shumway]

None charged with killings :http://www.dallasnews.com/news/stat...out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

Must be nice..

 

[jmood88]

None charged with killings :http://www.dallasnews.com/news/stat...out-of-jail-with-none-charged-in-killings.ece

This is bullshit.

 

[Veritigo_X]

9 dead people and no one responsible. Weird.

 

[Angelus Errare]

LMAO, LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

#GTBW

 

[xKilltheMx]

Lol It's like the BCT bat signal went up.

I expected no other outcome from this situation, they were exercising their rights as God fearing citizens of the US by having a shoot out. Charging them would be unconstitutional.

 

[Bleepey]

It makes Sutter's idiocy look plausible.

Goddamn.

haha

 

[Deleted member 20415]

Bet a lot of these dudes are part of larger investigations, or there are informants in their midst that higher ups want to protect.

OR... there are too many guns, and too many bullets to conceivably charge someone. If you can't tell amongst dozens of people who shot who, you'll never satisfy the "beyond a reasonable doubt" aspect that the courts require.

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Absolutely incredible.

 

[wenis]

It makes Sutter's idiocy look plausible.

Goddamn.

We all thought it was implausible for years.... Kurt Sutter may be the greatest writer ever...

 

[Mr. X]

They were just using their God given 2nd amendment right.

 

[Bleepey]

Someone should tweet him and ask him if he feels vindicated.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Skin color, their connections (because they are organized crime), and the sheer chaos of the evidence led to no charges. If you can't say with almost certainty who shot who you're going to have a hard time in court. Being there probably means nothing.

 

[Generalpsyduck]

i have a friend who lives out there stuff like this is depressingly common

 

[Az]

Sutter redeemed.

 

[Lonestar]

Bet a lot of these dudes are part of larger investigations, or there are informants in their midst that higher ups want to protect.

OR... there are too many guns, and too many bullets to conceivably charge someone. If you can't tell amongst dozens of people who shot who, you'll never satisfy the "beyond a reasonable doubt" aspect that the courts require.

This is what I'm thinking. A gigantic sequel to Murder on the Orient Express. Murder at the Twin Peaks.

 

[Black Republican]

not one charge? wow


they must be really connected to the bikers

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Sutter redeemed.

What reference is this?

 

[Setsuna]

Who do you guys expect to be charged?

 

[params7]

This is not how justice system works, America.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Huh.... not even one?! Damn.

 

[dskillzhtown]

Bet a lot of these dudes are part of larger investigations, or there are informants in their midst that higher ups want to protect.

OR... there are too many guns, and too many bullets to conceivably charge someone. If you can't tell amongst dozens of people who shot who, you'll never satisfy the "beyond a reasonable doubt" aspect that the courts require.

OR...there was evidence that showed the cops did all the killing so it was best to wrap it up.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Probably because some of the gang members were also law enforcement?

 

[Baraka in the White House]

What reference is this?

Sons of Anarchy, where the main characters' biker gang routinely shot up their hometown (or wherever they happened to be) with little or no police response.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

They were all just standing their ground. Nothing but patriotism here folks. Move along.

 

[AndyD]

It simply says they modified their pre-trial release terms not to have to wear ankle monitors or stay in jail, not that no one will be charged.

 

[Bleepey]

What reference is this?

The Showrunner and creator of Sons of Anarchy is called Kurt Sutter:


In SOA it's not uncommon for each episode to have more people die than were killed by Spanish Flu. The show is ridiculously violent and feel feel the body count and how often the gangs get away with their shennanigans is unrealistic. 9 people killed in a shootout is not uncommon in SOA.

 

[superdeluxe]

None have been charged 'yet'

Prosecutors did not return messages from the newspaper seeking comment. But defense attorneys suggested the district attorney’s office eventually plans to dismiss charges against at least some defendants.

 

[Magni]

Investigators have not yet offered details about who shot whom or whether police officers fatally shot anyone, though reports reviewed by The Associated Press indicate police bullets did hit at least one biker.

In a shootout between criminals and law enforcement, isn't this the one case where you want police bullets to hit someone?

 

[Kama_1082]

I don't blame them for charging anyone with murder. It would be a waste of tax payers money to actually prove that one of the charged actually pulled the trigger and kill said person. Everyone would walk.

 

[DoktorEvil]

It makes Sutter's idiocy look plausible.

Goddamn.

Who knew that SOA was based on real life events. Now I know towns that feature bikers are wholly crooked places, fuck.

These fucking people in Texas:

so the dead bikers had waco police bullets in them? and it was a set up? thanks for the autopsy report so timely and obvious cover up!

2 days ago
The only organized criminals here those that are involved with the WACO goon squad and the town's good ole boy network, opps legal/justice system...

9 people died and no one can be held accountable. What an amazing state.

 

[helloresolven]

I don't blame them for charging anyone with murder. It would be a waste of tax payers money to actually prove that one of the charged actually pulled the trigger and kill said person. Everyone would walk.

Seriously, in a shootout that big, with 170 people arrested, how on earth are you going to find anyone guilty for murder? There'll be enough reasonable doubt for everyone. And just because they haven't been charged with the killings, doesn't mean they haven't been charged with other crimes.

 

[Figboy79]

I imagine there's no charges because it's difficult to pinpoint who was actually doing the shooting?

I'm normally ready to shout double standards in the justice system, but maybe they can't get them with murder, but will get them on something else.

SoA was right. Sutter redeemed?

 

[Zoe]

Seriously, in a shootout that big, with 170 people arrested, how on earth are you going to find anyone guilty for murder? There'll be enough reasonable doubt for everyone. And just because they haven't been charged with the killings, doesn't mean they haven't been charged with other crimes.

This. And the article does mention that they've all been charged with "engaging in organized criminal activity".

 

[Yaphett Kotto]

People were killed from this shit and they decide not to charge. LOL

 

[therapist]

how the hell were they all released with no charges? the fuck?

 

[outunderthestars]

People were killed from this shit and they decide not to charge. LOL

How do you prove who shot who?

 

[Rekwest]

How do you prove who shot who?

Like CSI TV Show.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

How do you prove who shot who?

Bullets to guns that fired them? Like every other homicide case?

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Who do you guys expect to be charged?

The guys who killed people.

Bullets to guns that fired them? Like every other homicide case?

In the next one or two pages, I expect someone to ask, 'But where you there?' without any irony.