I would also charge the others if I could. What happened was disgusting.
I wouldn’t go outside of standard investigative norms though because of a lynch mob. Unlike your normal criminal suspects, he’s not a flight risk. There are also issues and challenges in prosecuting an in custody death that usually aren’t there. You don’t need to just prove excessive force/brutality or violation of policy, you need to meet the criminal elements of murder and manslaughter. I would play this right by the book and tell the media and pundits to go feck themselves.
As we know from many conviction reversals, what seems apparent at the time often isn’t later. No reason to run a risk here to appease a mob.
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