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To: Filo
"To suggest that he addressed the taser twice (once to draw it, once to put it away) and then somehow forgot where it was moments later is far less believable."

A jury saw the same tape you did. The jury also heard many hours of testimony. The jury concluded that he did not shoot the suspect in a manner justifying a Murder 1, or Murder 2, verdict. The verdict of involuntary manslaughter corroborates the officer's contention that he did not intend to shoot the suspect, and to the jury, that WAS believable. Your terminologies of murder and execution run counter to what was decided by the jury. Your protestations to the contrary are not going to change the minds of others who agree that the jury got it right.

49 posted on 07/09/2010 3:51:50 PM PDT by Enterprise (As a disaster unfolds, a putz putts.)
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To: Enterprise
A jury saw the same tape you did. The jury also heard many hours of testimony. The jury concluded that he did not shoot the suspect in a manner justifying a Murder 1, or Murder 2, verdict. The verdict of involuntary manslaughter corroborates the officer's contention that he did not intend to shoot the suspect, and to the jury, that WAS believable. Your terminologies of murder and execution run counter to what was decided by the jury. Your protestations to the contrary are not going to change the minds of others who agree that the jury got it right.

Agreed on all counts.

The jury got it wrong.
80 posted on 07/09/2010 5:46:10 PM PDT by Filo (Darwin was right!)
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