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vanDrunkard t1_j6z5jp1 wrote

Most likely, he has no idea about the rappers, that they're missing or whose car he was driving. Just some kid in a bad neighborhood that stole an easy-to-steal car (keys in ignition kinda thing) and will now be used by Prosecutors and Defense alike.

Contaminating a crime scene, etc, charges thrown at him so he rolls on random small dealers in his neighborhood to get less time and the Defense (knowingly) falsely accusing him of having some participation.

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TamponStew t1_j701ufq wrote

> Just some kid in a bad neighborhood that stole an easy-to-steal car (keys in ignition kinda thing) and will now be used by Prosecutors and Defense alike.

except if you read the article, the kid stated that he was told to pick up the car. Police went through his phone and verified the texts and calls came from a man who had a warrant for fraud. Later the police got high quality footage of the man cleaning out the car wearing gloves prior to him contacting the kid to pick up the car.

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mattyyyp t1_j71vi10 wrote

What was the plan here but? Seeing killings like this and watching the first 48 99% of the hits in the US seem so poorly planned out no wonder the killers are caught within hours the majority of the time.

Torch the car instantly. What purpose leaving a trail of incriminating evidence on messages to a little kid who will fold and the vehicle still in play for if it’s part of the crime scene?

It seems you could get away with murder in the US for a good long time just being of above average intelligence as the system is clogged with cases like this every day.

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organizedchaos5220 t1_j72fj2r wrote

Listen to anything on serial killers and you realize that the police are very bad at their jobs. They are better now with national databases but it's still really just the stupid criminals that get caught for the most part

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Downtown_Skill t1_j72mrod wrote

Yeah this is especially true with Detroit. It has to do with the system as well. Police are not very involved in the community they're policing nowadays, often living in cities outside of where they work. Murder cases rely heavily on witnesses and testimony (like a snitch for example) if there isn't much physical evidence or the physical evidence is inconclusive.

Because police aren't very involved in their communities, witness testimony and snitches are hard to come by. Especially in a place like Detroit. Murders go unsolved here all of the time and the last time I checked (when I was living there 6 years ago) the MAJORITY of murders went unsolved.

Edit: Being involved in your community as a police officer can also help you identify things like motives or tensions between groups or gangs.

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Downtown_Skill t1_j72lv98 wrote

I'll just have you know, since this story is about Detroit, that the majority of murders here go unsolved. If no one snitches and there are no witnesses it's very hard to get a conviction.

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unioncarp t1_j76gxub wrote

Yes definitely comment without even reading the article otherwise you wouldn’t know how completely wrong your are.

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