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There's a new awareness that people are developing from paying attention to what is probably the first murder trial. A lot, a lot, a lot of these people have followed.
There's a new awareness that people are developing from paying attention to what is probably the first murder trial. A lot, a lot, a lot of these people have followed.
So that's now a big question following the mistrial is like, OK, clearly, regardless of what you believe happened in this cave, bad police behavior was exposed as a result of this trial. Who is going to be held accountable for that? I don't know about any investigations going on at the Canton Police Department. I'm not sure anything is going on there.
So that's now a big question following the mistrial is like, OK, clearly, regardless of what you believe happened in this cave, bad police behavior was exposed as a result of this trial. Who is going to be held accountable for that? I don't know about any investigations going on at the Canton Police Department. I'm not sure anything is going on there.
However, at Mass State Police, the colonel from Massachusetts State Police said for the last year and change, they've already been in the process of undergoing this six-point plan that they're working on, including how they handle investigations, how they handle media exposure, public speaking, kind of like an internal revamp that they're working on.
However, at Mass State Police, the colonel from Massachusetts State Police said for the last year and change, they've already been in the process of undergoing this six-point plan that they're working on, including how they handle investigations, how they handle media exposure, public speaking, kind of like an internal revamp that they're working on.
I think there's a lot of questions there, like is more than Trooper Proctor going to suffer any consequences because he texted his supervisors too. And it's unclear if there needs to be any accountability for that. But other than that, I'm not aware of any active internal investigations right now.
I think there's a lot of questions there, like is more than Trooper Proctor going to suffer any consequences because he texted his supervisors too. And it's unclear if there needs to be any accountability for that. But other than that, I'm not aware of any active internal investigations right now.
Basically, Karen Reed is now just a defendant out on bail again. Legally, it's like nothing ever happened. It's like the trial never happened. If they wanted it to, the trial could be a carbon copy of the one that just happened. However, that's very unlikely. There are multiple options as far as a jury goes.
Basically, Karen Reed is now just a defendant out on bail again. Legally, it's like nothing ever happened. It's like the trial never happened. If they wanted it to, the trial could be a carbon copy of the one that just happened. However, that's very unlikely. There are multiple options as far as a jury goes.
The lawyers could ask for a jury from a different county, which has happened at that courthouse before for other trials very recently, this year even. There have been jurors bused in from another county to try and get an impartial jury because in this first trial alone, it took over 400 jury interviews to get 17 jurors. So you can only imagine for round two how that will go.
The lawyers could ask for a jury from a different county, which has happened at that courthouse before for other trials very recently, this year even. There have been jurors bused in from another county to try and get an impartial jury because in this first trial alone, it took over 400 jury interviews to get 17 jurors. So you can only imagine for round two how that will go.
A lot of experts think that second-degree murder was an overcharge here. The state could bring different charges against Karen Reed or modify the charges or drop some of the charges. They could call fewer witnesses.
A lot of experts think that second-degree murder was an overcharge here. The state could bring different charges against Karen Reed or modify the charges or drop some of the charges. They could call fewer witnesses.
I can't believe there's going to be another trial. I can, but I can't.
I can't believe there's going to be another trial. I can, but I can't.