Okay. Theoretically,a woman can lead a man on, go up to his room, take off her clothes, jump into bed -- it becomes rape the moment she says stop. Jim may have feared for his life at some point during the confrontation, but he wasn't afraid at the moment he fired the fatal bullet.
He made a bad judgment call. You're gonna crucify him for making a mistake?
This is more than a bad judgment call. He killed Gersel for some other reason.
What other reason?
I think it's racially motivated.
Why does that not surprise me, Frank? Why am I not stunned that you've unearthed yet another racial injustice?
I guess you know me too well, Tim.
Danvers, will you put a stop to this nonsense?
I could deem the incident accidental, a misunderstanding established by circumstances. I could decide that the suspect not be charged. But I'm not sure I should take on the burden of determination... I'm going to recommend we go before a Grand Jury --
On what charge?
Manslaughter.
What? Why?
Because you're a cop. Because your cousin's white. I don't want it to look like we're showing any favoritism.
Oh, I see. In an effort not to show favoritism, Jim's being overly prosecuted.
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