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This notable lack of zeal could be a serious lapse on the part of the prosecutors or part of a larger plan unknowable to everyone watching the trial; or, as TIME columnist Jack White speculates, it could be a calculated risk designed to fell the most vulnerable, and culpable, of the four officers. "It may be the prosecution feels the case appears to be strongest against Carroll," says White. And with that in mind, the logic continues, it doesn't make sense to waste prosecutorial ammunition on the three other cops, who may have amounted to mere accessories. Prosecutors know...
Watching reactions to the first day of the Amadou Diallo murder trial in Albany, it was hard to say what caught people more off guard: The diversity of the jury or the speed with which the closely watched case is proceeding. According to TIME columnist Jack White, who's covering the trial in the upstate New York capital this week, we can thank the presiding judge for these happy surprises. "Judge [Joseph] Terisi is extremely efficient - he has complete control over this trial," says White. "He's responsible for the speedy selection of jurors and also for diversity...
...Alums include U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer '71, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne '73, and Democratic pollster and consultant Doug Schoen...
...MISSION To renounce all things technological. That includes cell phones and e-mail REAL NAME Eric Zorn AGE 42 PROFESSION Columnist for the Chicago Tribune PHILOSOPHY "Digital deprivation is at least 52 times harder for the average modern person than digital immersion...
...course of action available to them within the split-second time frame. With this in mind, prosecutors will scrutinize prospective jurors for signs of sympathy with the police - or even for a general lack of skepticism toward law enforcement methodology. "This case will be very carefully watched," says TIME columnist Jack White. "What's really on trial here is this: What is the duty of police officers in minority neighborhoods? To protect the population or to police them...