Admittedly I’m not a legal aficionado, but I have no recollection of anyone getting bail on a murder charge. I’m quite certain there have been instances however. Now if I’m understanding correctly these officers are out on bail because the state has a weak case. It begs these questions:
1) There is already a perception of preferential treatment because bail is so rare in murder cases.
2) In his rush to judgment the prosecutor has overplayed his hand. If he presses on and the evidence doesn’t support second degree murder charges and these people walk away from this, people will understandably be outraged.
3) What those officers did was criminal. I don’t know what legal definition their acts fit, but if they walk away from this, aside from being a gross miscarriage of justice it will further erode the folks’ belief in the system. We watched it with our own eyes.