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FRIDAY NOTES

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Has there ever been a bad police shooting in Broward County? - apparently not, at least as far as anyone can remember.  There are, however, concerns over the use of the top secret Grand Jury.  Take, for instance, the tragic case of seventeen year old Jonathan Fontanez .  There are a lot of questions being asked around the courthouse on this one.  For instance, was he tasered repeatedly before being shot?  Was a thorough investigation completed by BSO or the SAO following the killing of the unarmed Fontanez in his home at 2:00 AM?  And is it true that his mother and friend, reported eyewitnesses to the incident, were not called to testify before the Grand Jury?  Of course, we can't answer any of these questions at this point in time, but we can confirm that lawyers are digging into the case on behalf of the family...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).