Progressives have increasingly demanded that prosecutors show restraint in charging decisions to make the criminal-justice system more equitable. But when the person being prosecuted is a police officer, the expectation is the opposite. That’s one way to interpret the 11 charges—including felony murder, which can carry the death penalty—against former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe over the June 12 shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta. It’s always dangerous to prejudge a criminal case based on videos and evidence in...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 19, 2020 22:53 UTC