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Originally Posted by wittynickname
I might be more apt to believe the officer if he'd actually attempted to defend himself, shown his face anywhere at all, or at the very least filed an incident report about an altercation in which a man ended up dead.
As it is, we've heard from some "friend" of his that wasn't even present at the moment of the shooting, and not a single peep out of the officer responsible for the shooting.
And this sums it up completely. I have a hard time believing that a trained officer can't stop an unarmed man without 10 shots, 6 of which connected. He may or may not be racist, he may or may not be a murderer, but he almost definitely used excessive force on an unarmed man, and that is a major issue with police in this country; if nothing else, hopefully this will draw some attention to the issue.
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The photos of the officers injuries (if they exist) will very likely be shown during a trial or if he's cleared by the Attorney General. Releasing evidence prior to the trial is a no no as it can harm a persons right to a fair trial (still can't believe the Police there released the video of Brown in the store).
As for filing an incident report, many departments require a supervisor or other officer to fill out the report for a few reasons. First, the subject officer may be providing evidence against themselves by filling out the report. They may be unable to fill out the report due to physical or mental trauma (being involved in shooting is incredibly stressful) and finally the optics of a police officer writing a report on an incident where they used lethal force on someone is not good.
There isn't a peep from the officer likely because his lawyer told him not to speak. Just like lawyers tell every other person who is the subject of an investigation to not say anything.
Finally the 6 - 10 shots. We don't know the range, angle, proximity or if there was a struggle for the weapon. It's absolutely impossible to determine what happened when there isn't a clear picture of the incident. During a shooting, parties involved will experience a massive adrenaline dump, often audio and visual impairment as well as confusion. Human beings aren't paper targets, you can't "count holes" in a person like you can on a target at a secure gun range during a training session. There are instances of officers recounting a shooting and thinking that they weren't hitting the perpetrator because they weren't stopping when in reality their rounds did hit. A service pistol is a short barreled weapon, very small errors in grip, sight alignment or stance can result in poor accuracy at distance.
Everyone here is playing armchair quarterback. Th investigation will reveal what happened.