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"When asked during our investigation why the passenger door was not closed, Lt. Jerry Andrews indicated that if he or another officer had moved to that side of the car, he would have been in the line of any potential crossfire," the THP statement says. "Remember, at this time, the troopers on the scene were still under the impression that a felony may have been committed, and were acting accordingly."

And the very next line of the same article states:

"Officers here in Cookeville who were not involved in the case and who viewed the tape yesterday said they believe it shows a trooper standing right beside the passenger door just before the dog hops out."

It sure looks like a trooper is standing next to the passenger side door when McWhorter passes him the cuffs, and even if he's not close enough to reach the door he's still in the line of fire that THP was worrying about.

[sinkspur]

even if he's not close enough to reach the door he's still in the line of fire that THP was worrying about.

This "line of fire" is a line of bullshit.

There's going to be major coin passing to the Smoak's, likely from both the State of Tennessee and the city of Cookville.