Police know how to write a report to exonerate themselves from any legal liability when things go south, and that’s exactly what this woman’s account sounds like.
“Police know how to write a report to exonerate themselves from any legal liability when things go south, and that’s exactly what this woman’s account sounds like.”
The only piece of the pie that is missing is the Throw Down Weapon.
Perhaps it did not arrive from DPD HQ in time.
There’s more to this story than - dumb cop freaks out, panics, jerks her pistol and smokes a diplomats son - more, much, much more (JMHO)
She did shoot because she is a cop (which she is unqualified to be). She shot because she is a dumbass. I can’t bekieve there are people on FR who sound like Colin Kaepernick. She is being charged and will be tried, so where is her cop privilege?
Yep. Every phrase is both clearly a "how about this?" from the union lawyer and law enforcement's collective history of knowing what magic words get them off the hook, and not believable on its face. And unless there's surveillance cameras in the hallway, not a bit of it can be independently verified. So I'd have to guess that there aren't any cameras, and they made sure they knew that before they sat down and put on their thinking caps.
When she placed her key in the lock, the door pushed open, the apartment was dark, she saw a “large silhouette” across the room, and she believed she was facing a burglar. She “drew her firearm” and “gave verbal commands,” which she claims Jean ignored.
He lives in an apartment complex in a city. He leaves his door unlocked? AND "ajar"? And it's too dark to see anything in there at 7 PM? Because apparently he's already got all the blinds closed too? But he's walking around there in the dark?
The only thing missing from that verbiage is any talk of "I saw him reaching for a weapon" or "I saw a weapon in his hand." I have to think that that was nixed as not being compatible with "dark apartment" and "silhouette across the room."