I consume a lot of content involving police interactions and lately I've been watching a lot of court cam videos. I grew up wanting to be a criminal defense attorney, so that's where my heart lies, and that's why I'm fascinated with this kind of content. A big part of the problem with this ICE **** is that they are avoiding due process... somehow.
Just randomly I'm going to put a court cam video here. I like this channel, so if this is interesting this is a channel that doesn't waste a lot of your time.
This is a probable cause hearing that basically determines if there is a justified reason to hold this person or try them. The bar is low. If a felony a grand jury indictment is required, but for misdemeanors this is the process. This judge is a character and if I was facing a minor crime I would be thrilled if this were my judge. He holds the police and the DA to a higher standard than I think most do.
I've seen this guys stuff he's pretty funny. I'm surprised that guy was left off with no PC, at the end of the day he did have a gun on him, I can get my head around civilians carrying firearms.