Posted on 01/04/2008 4:58:32 PM PST by repinwi
The two brothers injured in the Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo have refused to let police examine photos on their cell phones that authorities believe were taken the day they were mauled and their friend was killed.
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"We also understand that police officers requested permission from your clients to examine any images and other contents of the cell phone. Your clients refused to cooperate with this request; consequently, no one has yet examined this potentially critical evidence."
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Correct and posted to you, there was no evidence of taunting and no evidence of a fourth person,
The woman has been in contact with the police . I hope more people come forward & tell what they saw too. Since she has come forward maybe more people will also & the story WILL hold water as you say.
"Surely I'm not the first to sense a disconnect between those two sentences.
LOL! Sorry. I dropped the "not" and didn't notice the original was a double negative.
“Your post is nothing but mindless BS and none of if true.”
Time will tell.
Now what part of NOT DISCLOSED don't you understand?
I’ll take Sgt. Steve Mannina’s report over some unnamed “police” in your report.
It’s an ongoing investigation. Just because there was no one else around to corroborate it doesn’t mean it’s not true. The evidence is still being developed.
You’re right, maybe they won’t.
Miller talked to police almost immediately after the incident. She identified Carlos and the 2 brothers as the ones at the lion cage. The 2 brothers were getting the lions all excited, mean and it scared her kids, so she left with her husband. She said Carlos had nothing to do with that, and looked embarassed by his freind's behavior. Miller never saw any of them at the tiger pit. The tiger pit was evidently the next event, or so, on the trail.
Also, Geragos is used to playing to the “reasonable doubt” screed of criminal trials, coming up with all kinds of stories to hope some one juror will latch on to it. He also doesn’t have to put his client on the stand and he has the 5th Amendment to fall back on.
Granted, he’s not very good at using these tools, lol.
Better yet, in a civil suit where his clients are the plaintiffs, there won’t be any pleading the 5th, they will have to testify - and the jury will be instructed to rule on the preponderance of evidence, not on reasonable doubt.
He may have his hands full on this one.
I’m surprised you saw my statement, it’s been deleted. It was No. 4. Evidently free speech is not appreciated on this column, but I make the statement again, I’m sorry the tiger who acted like a tiger was put down. The kid that taunted it got what he deserved.
"Airport security has worked well since the beginning of American aviation. There is not reason to think that security is lacking." (September 10, 2001)
An eyewitness claimed she saw the boys yell "ROAR, ROAR" at the lion and tigers.
What is the zoo to do if (God forbid) visitors yell at the tigers or say "Kaw, Kaw" at the eagles?
Good this they didn't hiss at the snakes!
No kidding!
If I get hurt in San Francisco do the police get to confiscate my cell phone?
I'm sure there are other ploys. Fur Shur there are doctors who provide such evidence of injury!
Moment by moment the phones (in the hands of the cops) become more and more valuable to the injured parties.
Tigers, like other canids, have a great sense of smell. Heck, even human beings, carrion eaters that they are, can smell a healthy dumpster at the end of the day.
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