Are Police Officers a "Special Class" Exempt from Normal Criminal Procedures? The Cleveland 8 Letter of Support of Tamir Rice

The Cleveland 8 issue an Open Letter urging Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine to issue arrest warrants for the two Cleveland police officers responsible for the shooting death of Tamir Rice. On July 9 The Cleveland 8 filed citizen affidavits requesting that the 8th District Court of Appeals force Judge Adrine to issue the warrants; their request was denied.