Bobarino
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http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/crime-law/feds-wont-charge-spd-officer-shooting-death-john-t/nGMb7/
I wonder what would happen in one of use killed someone by "Accident, mistake, fear, negligence or bad judgment".
Feds won't charge former SPD officer in shooting death of John T. Williams
Officer Ian Birk, the man who shot and killed Williams, resigned on Feb. 16, 2011, after a firearms review panel ruled the shooting unjustified.
SEATTLE —
Federal officials announced Friday not to file charges against former Seattle police Officer Ian Birk in the 2010 shooting death of woodcarver John T. Williams.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office explained the decision in a news release:
"Under the applicable federal criminal civil rights laws, prosecutors must establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a law enforcement officer willfully deprived an individual of a constitutional right, meaning with the deliberate and specific intent to do something the law forbids. This is the highest standard of intent imposed by law. Accident, mistake, fear, negligence or bad judgment is not sufficient to establish a federal criminal civil rights violation. After a careful and thorough review, a team of experienced federal prosecutors and FBI agents determined that the evidence was insufficient to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the former Seattle Police Officer acted willfully and with the deliberate and specific intent to do something the law forbids."
Birk resigned after a Seattle Police Department review board found the shooting unjustified, but county prosecutors later declined to file charges against him. Williams' family settled with the city for $1.5 million last year.
The case is now considered closed.
I wonder what would happen in one of use killed someone by "Accident, mistake, fear, negligence or bad judgment".