BR> was not highly regarded, but he still got screwed.  How long does
 BR> it usually take to try a cop in one of these?  The shooting is 5
 BR> years old - and until that is done we won't know if there's a civil
 BR> action to  face or not.
 BR> Strikes me that this is beyond reason.
I've seen some of these police shooting matters go over 5 years on the
criminal end of it and over 10 years on the civil end of it. It is a real
nightmare, even if the shooting is completely justified. I would expect the
courts to handle this matter carefully, since we are talking about a human
life, but many of the cases go to gross overkill in the court procedures.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... D.A.M.M - Drunks Against Mad Mothers.
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