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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This guy was involved in another vehicle incident.  And this makes it worse for him.

After  that incident, he must have gone through extensive retraining on how to approach a vehicle.  And from the front is not an approved method.  So either he panicked (in which case he wasn't fit for duty) or he ignored his original training plus the extensive retraining he has had in the past few months (in which case he is unfit for duty).

Boy's in BIG trouble. [/quote]
What trouble? They’ve already said they’re not going to prosecute.[/quote]

He would be in big trouble if we had a functional government that held it agents accountable.  We do not.  Have a criminal gang that will protect its own.[/quote]

Even if someone tried to prosecute him, Trump would pardon him.  He pardoned the J6 domestic terrorists who killed Capitol police and some drug kingpins. Pardoning ICE would be no big deal [/quote]

Not if it isn’t federal.[/quote]
Correct. Both the state and the feds could investigate this shooting and prosecute if the facts warrant it, just like Derek Chauvin and the other officers in the George Floyd case. However after this shooting, it seems like the feds are refusing to even investigate, and they aren’t cooperating with the state so the state can’t investigate/prosecute if necessary either.[/quote]

Even if Minnesota was allowed access to conduct a full investigation, if they file charges against Ross the US Attorney has the discretion to remove the action to federal court under the supremacy clause because it’s a federal agent acting under federal authority. The US Attorney could then choose to dismiss the case. And even if the USA didn’t remove the case to federal court, under the federal agent statutes Ross could demand the removal himself.

It’s a bit less clear whether a state action prosecuted in federal court could be pardoned by the president, but given the many powers this SCOTUS has in recent years granted to the executive, it’s possible they would grant that one as well.

This former defender and prosecutor is certainly hoping that Ross will eventually face justice and prison, but pragmatically speaking I realize it’s possible he just won’t. [/quote]

What about the FTCA? Is that an option regardless of government (in)action?[/quote]

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