LMPD Shooting Probe Called ‘Inherently Flawed’

by | Oct 25, 2016

LMPD Shooting Probe Called ‘Inherently Flawed’

by | Oct 25, 2016

Here’s an idea who’s time has come. The daughters of an elderly, deaf man who was shot to death by cops for holding a tree saw allege that the local District Attorney’s office is “inherently” incapable of performing an honest investigation into the killing because they have a conflict of interest: they have to keep working with these same cops to prosecute cases in the future.

Why is it not standard in every state in the Union that a DA’s office from another county or district is in charge of such things? It should be.

Scott Horton

Scott Horton

Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com and host of the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He is the author of four books. He has conducted more than 6,000 interviews since 2003. Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Larisa Alexandrovna Horton.

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