Jurors in Aaron Foster trial say they thought he did it but the...

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Citizen Kane wrote:

Bill Finney is one of Minnesota's finest most loyal and dedicated men. Enough said!

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JTY wrote:

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Believing that someone is guilty and being able to prove that someone is guilty are two separate things.

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JTY wrote:

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Believing that someone is guilty and being able to prove that someone is guilty are two separate things.

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SYSTEMFAILSEVERYONEFIASCO wrote:

This entire case is a deep failure of law enforcement, and the courts on various levels.
There needs to be some investigation by Federal Authorities, and the BCA, on just what went on here. Someone needs to answer why this case was not given to the BCA cold case unit. There are qualified people there, that work hard. Denise Betchold comes to mind.
The first thing that maybe the BCA and FBI need to look at is why this is the ONLY cold case the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is investigating. How this unit was created, and to look at any crimes committed during this investigation. Destruction of evidence, witness tampering, fabrication of evidence, fabrication of testimony, etc.
The Conduct of one Bill Snyder needs to be carefully examined. Considering that Bill Snyder has ZERO experience in investigating homicides, or accidental deaths, or manslaughter cases, and there is no current investigation going on with this so called cold case unit. Why was this case not given to professional, experienced investigators at the BCA?
The Conduct, and statements by Ken Collins needs to be carefully investigated. Disappearing guns, evidence, DNA, his conduct, and statements are highly suspect. Making false statements to the BCA about where the gun ended up.
Maybe someone needs to ask Ken Collins and one of his former SGT's about their little gun sales at the Mccarrons Armory in Roseville, before he was knocked from Police Chief, back to Patrol Sgt, after being caught double dipping. Working two jobs at once, and then having the Ramsey County Attorney's Office drop felony charges, letting him retire with his pension, and whatever cash he made from cleaning out the evidence property room.
If jurors had had some evidence from the gun, some DNA or the gunshot residue, they could have convicted Foster, Tom said.
Good Work Ken Collins, for stealing the one piece of evidence that maybe a jury needed.
The Winn family was mislead by the Sheriff's Department, and would have been better served by an intense investigation from the BCA.
Then there is WHAT IF? WHAT IF Aaron Foster is innocent, and she did shoot herself?
The Case is over, the Jury has made a decision, it's time to leave the Jury alone, the one group here that really is not to blame at all. They had to follow the law. The Jury seemed to be the only people that did follow the law.
If this is what the public can continue to expect from dishonest services from various law enforcement agencies, the courts, and everyone involved in the process, how is the public supposed to have any faith in the system at all?
When everyone from the Maplewood Police, to the Ramsey County Sheriff's department committ crimes, lie, steal, fabricate evidence, destroy evidence, what kind of Court of Law or Justice System allows this kind of manipulation of evidence, or testimony?
This case has turned into a FIASCO. You hear the stories of the other FIASCO's being hidden in the Ramsey County Courts.
Everyday the Probation FIASCO in Ramsey County continues.

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Crazy wrote:

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It is not the job of the jury to PROVE if someone is guilty.
They knew he did it. They should have voted that way. Hope they can sleep at night.

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Mark Shields, head of the BCA at the time of the Chief of Police test was asked to take that test too. He passed 20 points higher than Finney but Finney being the token black man they needed to fill the shoes of chief got the job. Ironically three years later Mark Shields became Finney's boss and that is when the Coppage case and the gangs were cleaned up...Finney was basically asked to resign. Still need to keep that token black man and the rep of the st paul police up there! Too bad Finney ever existed. He was rotten from the jump.
May he rot in hell.
I pray our current chief is a better man and so far he appears to be.

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I'm so sorry to the family of Barbara Winn. Finney, Foster, the whole lot of them are dirty and just no good. I knew he did it and it's a shame they didn't just convict him. People have recently been convicted with less evidence. If I had been on the jury- I would have held out for GUILTY--- she didn't want to be with him- she dumped him- why would she kill herself? Her kids were there. It's textbook case of domestic abuse going too far---- and the jury should be ashamed of themselves. If you knew he did it you should have convicted him. Spineless.

THENEWSCOUNCIL wrote:

Aaron Foster and Bill Finney should also make complaints with the Twin Cities News Council on the biased reporting from the Pioneer Press.
Bill Finney has constantly been a victim of Character Assassination. Especially by the Pioneer Press, with headlines like FINNEY PAL INDICTED.
I did not see FINNEY PALL AQUITTED on the front page after the trial.
Bill Finney should lodge a complaint with the News Council, and maybe the FBI and BCA should look at just what kind of close relationship some of these reporters have with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, and if any of these reporters are in collusion with not reporting crimes, or information of crimes, or are involved in serious felony Crimes with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department.
The Stories that come out of the Pioneer Press are PR Spin for a very troubled Law Enforcement organization involved in very serious criminal activity. Maybe someone needs to make a case to the news council, and to Corporate office about this kind of activity at the Pioneer Press. Should Reporters be helping, writing stories that spin a PR shield around people involved in serious felony level crimes? Why are so many reporters involved in helping cover up, or spin away serious criminal activity at the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office?
You see a group of reporters at the Pioneer Press trying to cover up the story, spin it away, and writing obviously blatant biased stories.
On the other hand, you see the Star Tribune writing unbiased investigative stories, putting the facts, and truth, unbiased out for the public.
Aaron Foster has a civil case here, and Bill Finney also could have civil cases against the Pioneer Press. Aaron Foster should explore legal action against several people in Law Enforcement, and the County Attorney's office for this Fiasco.
Taking the facts to a reporter is a waste of time. Everyone knows that one of the reporters writing these stories is one of the countless people that the Sheriff had one of his countless affairs with.
Luckily the Pioneer Presses circulation is going down the tubes, you pick up the paper, and it's practically empty. The classified are smaller and smaller, they have declining revenue with advertising, and hopefully in the future, the Newspaper will be shut down, and we won't have to read the type of reporting that passes for a investigative news story in St.Paul.
The Pionneer Press is smaller these days then a community Newspaper, and the reporting is far worse. You get a better unbiased product from University, or Community newspapers.
The reality is this, with the internet, access to court records, criminal convictions, and with police departments going online with information, papers like the Pioneer Press are a thing of the past. Most people can see through this kind of reporting, this is how a Newspaper is run in the Deep South, or in Crooked counties of Louisanna, or Arkansas. Most informed people shake their heads at the stories being produced by the Pioneer Press on Politics, the Sheriff's Department, and on the quality of News in General.
People that still buy newspapers, they buy the other Paper, the Star Tribune.

Doubting thomas wrote:

Lets see now they said they thought he did it but there was not enough evidence to prove it but then why did they think he was guilty ? I guess they must have been a lawyer on the jury because they think no one is ever guilty and good old Bill Finney got rid of any evidence they was and just think he might have become Mayor of sin city.