But it's not a big "if". You have just chosen to make judgments on Lewis regardless of the true facts. It fits your personal story to deem him guilty. No one on the police force thought he was directly involved in the killing. They pleaded with the District Attorney to not file charges against him as the Police knew the facts of the case did not substantiate a charge - and they did not, that's why Lewis was never formally charged with the crime.
He was charged with a misdemeanor b/c he didn't trust the DA and knew that taking lesser charges got this case over with. He WAS cooperating with police. Only after the DA went against advice of the the investigators did Lewis stop cooperating. The Police were very frustrated with charges being brought against Lewis. It was the smart course of action when he realized the DA was more concerned with making a name for himself than actually solving a crime.
I'm not trying to change your feelings against Ray Lewis. But you are incorrect when you act as if he got away with murder. That's simply not what happened. Unfortunately for Ray, an unscrupulous District Attorney went after the biggest name instead of actually trying to convict the true perpetrators. Two additional people were found not guilty, and to this day, no person(s) has ever been convicted of this crime because of a DA looking to make news instead of doing the right thing. It's a damn shame but doesn't make Lewis a murderer, anymore than some lying skank in Vegas makes Ben a rapist.
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