It really bothers me that there hasn’t been any coherent explanation by the cops of what happened, even by now, which is several days later. Indeed, the roles almost seem to be reversed vs Martin/Zimmerman. There Zimmerman immediately told a consistent, logical story that was rapidly corroborated by the physical evidence while his persecutors’ stories always disappeared into a cloud of BS as they approached the vital details of the last three minutes before the shooting. Here, so far, the detailed consistent stories seem to support Brown while the cops seem to be having trouble getting theirs together, especially an explanation for the apparent shooting at a distance.
This is quite disturbing. However, the local media has utterly failed to get the story, perhaps because conditions on the ground are too violent.
The cops in this PD probably realize that the CoP in the Zimmerman affair, although he acted very properly, and very quickly, was nonetheless ignominiously sacked anyway. With this possible rationale, the local cops are figuring that it will be better for them to wait for the formal investigation before committing themselves.
As the tribal war dances and the arrival of the usual suspects begins, The cops must realize that there is no way out for them, regardless of what happened or didn't happen. The shakeup in command starts now, with an Affirmative Action nincompoop or two already in the wings. Next chief: black, or increasingly nowadays, some politically correct female ex-dispatcher.
apparent shooting at a distance ...
?? No good news coming out of this case.