Trust me on this one RY...the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office does NOT deserve benefit of the doubt.
I understand that some law enforcement agencies are dysfunctional and that some cops are criminals. I'm not intending to give these or any other cops the benefit of the doubt, but rather I am reserving judgement altogether and encouraging others to do the same. Often when there is a police shooting the initial articles provide few facts and feature unsupported accusations by the deceased's next-of-kin like this article does. Often when such articles are posted on FR the "libertarians" show up on the thread and make cynical, irrational accusations against the cops and all who refuse to join in prematurely condemning the cops. I think this kind of "libertarian" activism is bad for FR, bad for conservatism and bad for America. Therefore I consider it a public service to try to throw some cold water on irrational, dishonest cop-hating.