Examiner
After almost three days of deliberating, the jury in Danziger Bridge trial found all five officers guilty on all 25 counts. Though the officers were able to escape murder charges for Ronald Madison and James Brissette, the verdict is still an overwhelming rejection of the defense these officers put up and a major victory for the prosecution, the victims and their families.
Four NOPD officers were on trial for unjustly killing two unarmed people and wounding four others on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina. They, along with a fifth officer, were also being charged for their roles in the cover-up that followed. The defense had always maintained that the officers were innocent and that they had every reason to believe the victims were armed. Their lawyers constantly referred to the shootings as justified. Today, the jury disagreed with them...[Full Article]
