TR> they are not worthy of a jury's time. There is usually considerable
 TR> time spent investigating these matters before a public announcement,
 TR> if that is what you are waiting for. If there is a conviction of
 TR> these officers, it won't be done by a newspaper or you.
 RB> It won't be done by anyone. As I've stated, the police department
 RB> found no  wrongdoing in either case I've referred to, even though a
 RB> civil court found  them atfault. So what does that do to your
 RB> courtroom test?
I am not very familiar with civil court process, but I do know that some 
strange things happen there. Let's say there is a car accident with a total 
damage of $1,000. The civil court finds one party 90% at fault and the other 
10% at fault. So one pays $900 and the other pays $100. I don't think that 
"at fault" would mean much, especially if the other party was 50% or more at 
fault. However, guilt or innocence is determined in criminal court, not civil 
court.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
--- Telegard v3.09.g1
---------------