Posted on 08/22/2014 6:08:25 PM PDT by Nachum
Nearly two weeks after Michael Brown’s death, a police report on the shooting has finally been made public. But the glaring lack of detail is likely to increase widespread criticism that the law-enforcement community is closing ranks around Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Brown on Aug. 9. The incident report, filed by the St. Louis County police department, contains no new information on the encounter between Brown and Wilson. There are no written details about the event. As a result, the officer’s account of what transpired when the two men met just after noon on Aug. 9 remains a mystery.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Was the officers microphone on???
I think this is normal. It’s when a case becomes a national media circus, and some witnesses start talking, that it seems every little bit of evidence should be released to satisfy everyone’s desire to know more. It’s certainly not normal to release evidence bit by bit while an investigation is ongoing.
It’s an official account of what happened and is part of the evidence. At some point, be it when the Feds charge him with Civil Rights violations or in court for the wrongful death suit that Brown’s family is sure to file, the lack of a comprehensive police report may come back to bite him.
And naturally the left is screeching about impropriety over the Ferguson PD handing the report off to the county.
I guess when you have an administration that regularly investigates itself, it seems kind of funny that someone doesn’t.
Did Wilson’s police car/truck have a dash-cam? I haven’t heard any mention of one.
Police “incident” reports are bare bones for very good reasons.
In my LEO experience, the responding officers report of a ‘homicide’ would have names of persons involved, a list of other officers on scene and a two or three sentence narrative.
The detectives follow up reports and witness interviews are what build a case.
TIME is merely engaging in obfuscation for the ill-informed.
BTW, I can’t wait for Holder’s umpteenth autopsy to come out and declare Brown’s death a “HOMICIDE”. That should be good for two or three more Days of Rage.
its been redacted ongoing investigation, normal and the media knows it...
Who, what, where, when and why. And then you go through and question multiple people about those questions and try to piece together a factual story.
PING
Yeah, I believe Officer Wilson “grabbed (the almost 300 pounder) Brown by the neck” according to Brown’s friend Dorian.. ROFL, TA-HEHEHE HEHEHE HEHE!!!!
The St. Louis County incident report isn't coming out until they have all the facts straight.
But you can't expect Slime to let the facts get in the way of the demagoguery.
And, don't forget, he not only grabbed Brown, but he kept pulling him into the patrol car. Uh-huh. Riiiight. ;-)
No, I read there was no dash-cam.
No. It has been reported the department obtained grant money to install them but haven’t done it.
Don’t worry...TIME will be right on the case of that white kid in SLC being shot by a black cop. TIME will for sure be questioning the motives of the black cop. (snicker)
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