Dead perp, face down in a white Tee shirt. No blood or holes on the back of his shirt.
Do the math, it isn’t rocket surgery.
The only known witness that claimed he had his hands up, turned out to be involved in the robbery.
The cop was treated for injuries at the hospital.
These are all known facts.
And you saw this up close? You saw him without his shirt on? Because, shirts never move. Especially size 4X on a big guy like this. Nope, I want to read an autopsy report with firearm forensics—where the did the bullets go, and where did they enter, and from what angle.
And where did I suggest the cop wasn’t hurt. I am willing to bet he got the crap kicked out of him. I think that’s why the kid got shot. It makes sense to me.
I reiterate that I don’t care about eyewitnesses. They all have a dog in the fight. Show me some evidence. A fuzzy picture from a phone taken a hundred yards away is not good reliable evidence. You know that.
What I am suggesting is that choosing sides on this one is not easy. It would be nice to get some facts other than:
The kid appears to be a thug, robbing a store.
The cop gets the kid into the car.
The kid beats the crap out of the cop in the car.
The kid moves away from the car.
The cop shoots the kid.
I know there doesn’t seem to be a lot of white space between those lines, but there is a whole lot of story missing here. The forensics will tell us the story.
They will tell us:
Was a shot fired in the car
How bad was the cop hurt
How did the kid get out of the car
Which was was the kid facing when he was shot
How many times was he shot
What was the angle of the bullets entering and exiting the body (if they exited)
What damage in the body was caused.
These things will tell us whether the kid was facing or away. They will tell us if the kid was kneeling or standing. They will tell us if his hands were up or down.
I don’t need a video, and I dont need an eyewitness to tell me these things.
Its physics and chemistry.
I am willing to wait until we get real answers. Not demands or “rocket surgery” whatever that is.
I am willing to wait for indisputable facts.
Why aren’t you?