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Originally Posted by Zulu29
So without knowing anything except some very basic facts you determined the cop was gonna walk away from this? And what if the investigation clears him? It appears you'd made up your mind on who was in the wrong as soon as you first heard about the incident.
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Based on the quality of the 'defense' of the officers actions that have emerged up to this point and the subsequent attempts to limit information on the incident, I don't think it is unreasonable to assume at this point that the armed officer is more responsible for the current situation than the unarmed alleged suspect.
When taken in their entirety and mixed with an overall argument of police lacking legitimacy doing their own investigations, I believe his argument is warranted and is at least understandable.
At this point, the burden of proof is on the officer involved and his police department, and they are doing a terrible job of investigating, communicating, or both.
Their actions, attempting to downplay the severity of the shooting incident and the culpability of the officer and the victim leave them little in the way of 'benefit of the doubt'. This can be extrapolated onto other officers, departments and the profession as a whole.
That the police department themselves have obstructed justice throughout these events should remove even the slightest bit of dismissive tone from your posts.
I know you are a cop and I'm not painting you with the same brush, but now isn't the time for solidarity amongst your profession.