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Message: <blockquote data-quote="oldngray" data-source="post: 1460323" data-attributes="member: 45230"><p>The case only went to a grand jury because of political pressure. The evidence did not support any charges but there would have been riots if the prosecutor had dismissed the case on his own (as compared to the riots that occurred anyway).  The prosecutor did pretty much punt things by putting all evidence whether good or bad in front of the grand jury and letting them decide instead of slanting the case in favor of prosecution. Slanting the evidence is ethically wrong but still commonly occurs of course. If the prosecutor had tried to twist the facts to win a prosecution that would be violating Wilson's rights. Some in media (supposed legal experts) were critical of how he questioned the witnesses and how he didn't cross examine Wilson, but there is no cross examination since they are all his witnesses.</p></blockquote><p></p>