BTW, I call "BS." I was here for that discussion, and your "recollection" borders on special pleading. The sycophants posited the taser defense almost immediately because it had been used successfully in the past. There was NO statement from the principles to that effect for weeks.
Furthermore, the fact it took two weeks to arrest this murderer, and the police trying to collect cell phones from witnesses at the time of the incident adds much weight to the proposition the only reason this HAD to be an accident is because apologists refuse to consider the idea this was business as usual, excepting the police never had to face iron-clad evidence of their own malfeasence before.
Finally, as one who participated in the disscussions here, I consider it unconscionable for you to gloss over the fact the police defenders were in a distinct minority here, and the utter outrage of those of us advised to "keep an open mind" when then photographic evidence DEMANDS making a conclusion.
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BTW, I call “BS.” I was here for that discussion, and your “recollection” borders on special pleading. The sycophants posited the taser defense almost immediately because it had been used successfully in the past. There was NO statement from the principles to that effect for weeks.
Furthermore, the fact it took two weeks to arrest this murderer, and the police trying to collect cell phones from witnesses at the time of the incident adds much weight to the proposition the only reason this HAD to be an accident is because apologists refuse to consider the idea this was business as usual, excepting the police never had to face iron-clad evidence of their own malfeasence before.
Finally, as one who participated in the disscussions here, I consider it unconscionable for you to gloss over the fact the police defenders were in a distinct minority here, and the utter outrage of those of us advised to “keep an open mind” when then photographic evidence DEMANDS making a conclusion.
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First, I recommend you chill out. I don’t keep score of, or pay much attention to, the # of posts one way or another. It’s the quality, not the quantity, of arguments that matters.
Second, yes the Freeepers guessed that the “mistaken taser” was the only logical explanation, and they guessed that PRIOR to it being later confirmed. The alternative, that I presume you believe, is that the cop ELECTED to EXECUTE and restrained suspect, on the ground, in full view and within yards of dozens of people, many taking photographs with cell phones. Here on planet Earth, we understand that no rational person would do that, and so it must have been a tragic error.
You disagree.