There were more examples of witness intimidation and jury tampering in this one case than there was in an entire season of Law and Order.
Yeah, it's just mind boggling how fast we have gone downhill. We've arrived at a place where you can no longer count on a fair trial. Mob rule. I shudder to think the message this sends to cops. Why would any police officer ever put himself in a situation where this might happen to him? They will just drag their feet, or let the criminal go and not try and subdue them. And the caliber of people who will even apply to be cops is going to plummet.
If you've read any of Kurt Schlichter's Kelly Turnbull books, it's like watching them happen right before your eyes.