DC Chief Calls For New Laws After Zero Jury Convictions In Inauguration Riots
Los Angeles Police Protective League News Watch
July 19, 2018
The Washington D.C. police chief is calling for a change to the district’s rioting law after there were no jury convictions in the inauguration day riots.
On Jan. 20, 2017, police said people dressed in black, and masked to conceal their identities, started rioting in protest of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, WTOP reported. D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said 234 people were arrested. Officials said more than $100,000 in damage was caused to a number of public and private properties.
Of the 234 arrested, 214 were indicted for felonies and misdemeanors, with each facing up to 70 years in prison. But not one single defendant was found guilty by juries in the D.C. Superior Court.
1 comment:
It's not the laws that need fixing. It's a lot more difficult that that. It's the juries.
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