The use of the grand jury in the America's judiciary system did not indict the white police officer, Darren Wilson over the killing of the unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown in Ferguson last week. The similar type of jury also failed to indict the white police officer, Daniel Pantaleo who choked Eric Garner to his death in New York city. The jury system in America will never give the true justice that the affected families of these dead men and most Americans are looking for in many of these cases for four main reasons. Firstly, the grand jury operates in secret. The evidences that are normally put before the jury by the local district prosecutors are not made public. The local prosecutor solely guides the entire operation of the grand jury.
Secondly, the local district attorney decides what charges to be brought or not to be brought before the grand jury, which in the final analysis will determine the final outcome or decision of the grand jury. Thirdly, there is a big conflict of political interest between the local police departments and the local district prosecutors across United States. The local police departments across America work hand-in-hand with the local district prosecutors as law enforcement partners in the prosecution of all the local civil and criminal cases in their jurisdictions. The police provides the local prosecutors with those evidences that they need to successfully prosecute all the local cases in their jurisdictions.
The office of the local district prosecutor is an elective position in many states across America. Most of the elections of these local district prosecutors in America are normally supported and sponsored by the local police unions and fraternities. Lastly, It is almost impossible for a local district prosecutor to bring up charges before a jury that will indict a police officer in his or her district. It is like a case of a house that is divided against itself. The only hope for true justice will be from an outside intervention like the United States Department of Justice that has no conflict of interest#NoJusticeNoPeace
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