Felon found not guilty of gun possession

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M-Quigley
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Felon found not guilty of gun possession

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Deputies arrested Green for having a weapon while under disability.

Fast-forward a year and Judge Steven Dankof is hearing Franklin Green’s case in a bench trial, no jury.

“There’s no physical evidence tying Mr. Green to the gun, no DNA, no fingerprints,” said Judge Steven Dankof.

Green’s lawyers argued the gun belonged to his brother and Green didn’t know it was in his car.

Judge Dankof agreed, “I find Mr. Franklin Green not guilty of the sole charge.”

Judge Dankof made it clear he did not believe deputies or prosecutors did anything wrong in this case.
So far so good, but..
However, before announcing his verdict, he spoke at length about a Harvard study on institutional racism in Massachusetts.

“Only an idiot would think that the only state where institutional racism is a problem would be Massachusetts,” Judge Dankof said.

We reached out to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, who told us there was enough probable cause to arrest Green and that “It will continue to be a top priority for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to curb gun violence and to get any and all illegal guns off the street.”

The judge didn’t specifically call this case an example of racism but he did say, “We should be doing a better job and we aren’t.”
So what would the judge have said or done if it had been a white defendant under the exact same circumstances? :?:
Brian D.
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Re: Felon found not guilty of gun possession

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It's Taxachussetts. Personally I wrote that state off years ago after one quick visit. Looked at Bahstan Hahbah, ate some clam chowdah, and left. Seriously.
Quit worrying, hide your gun well, shut up, and CARRY that handgun!

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M-Quigley
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Re: Felon found not guilty of gun possession

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Brian D. wrote:It's Taxachussetts. Personally I wrote that state off years ago after one quick visit. Looked at Bahstan Hahbah, ate some clam chowdah, and left. Seriously.
Also the judges speech mentioned Taxachussetts, the judge is in an area of Dayton, Ohio. :(
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