We've done some research on prosecutions under this set of statutes, including speaking with attorneys in the department about their guidelines, and the standards for prosecution are pretty high. Most "run of the mill" police brutality cases would have difficulty meeting these standards. One of the standards, for example, is that the case has to have national significance. The DOJ seems to only take on a limited number of these cases a year. As appalling as the case involving Titi's son is, it probably was not able to rise to the "national significance" standard.
For more information on this section of the DOJ see http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crim/crimhome.html
The information on the kinds of cases they handle is fascinating.
Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr
At 07:53 AM 10/16/03 -0700, Mark Wilde wrote:
"Sources told WCCO Officer Jindra recently received a letter from the FBI saying it had finished investigating allegations against Jindra and concluded that "evidence does not establish a prosecutable violation of the federal criminal civil rights statutes."
(snip)
Allegations are often proven false. Sometimes they do turn out to be true, and if so, the officers should be punished appropriately, but sometime they are not true.
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