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In reply to the discussion: Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. (X and text) [View all]Ocelot II
(129,291 posts)21. The FBI has just shut the state BCA out of the investigation and is withholding all the evidence.
I suppose the BCA could conduct its own separate investigation, but important evidence collected at the scene is now under the exclusive control of Patel's FBI. As a practical matter the state has been cut off.
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Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. (X and text) [View all]
underpants
Jan 8
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The FBI has just shut the state BCA out of the investigation and is withholding all the evidence.
Ocelot II
Jan 8
#21
I believe the State of Minnesota will definitely bring charges against him. They have no choice.
Wiz Imp
Jan 8
#35
The first thing that has to be done is get the name of the shooter. Do we even have that yet?? Is this going to be
in2herbs
Jan 8
#32
There is no bottom. So TSF will suspend aid and revenue to MN if need be to force an outcome he wants. He
wiggs
Jan 8
#13
If the US and MN have hope that ICE will be held to account and that the administration behind ICE will
wiggs
Jan 8
#14
I'm not sure but if the feds do what you purport they may do that would make MN free to charge him
in2herbs
Jan 8
#36
MN may charge him but so far they haven't even been given his name! Furthher, the feds can yank
in2herbs
Jan 8
#33
No they can't just do that. They have to prove their case that his actions were authorized under federal law and were
Wiz Imp
Jan 8
#38
He has been identified just as I said he would be. It was completely obvious he would be.
Wiz Imp
Jan 8
#49
It's quite likely that they were ICE officers, but that doesn't mean they were proper cops.
Ocelot II
Jan 8
#5
✅✅✅✅ checking off all the things you mentioned done tragically wrong by these goons
underpants
Jan 8
#30