Because he is lying about not knowing about the exercise,and because so far his is the ONLY version we have heard. I also happen to think he is lying about the attack on him. ESPECIALLY about one student he had pepper sprayed still attacking and trying to disarm him all alone,while the other fumbled in a bag to try to take out,assemble,and load with blanks a M-4.
BTW,his boss changed his story today to admit that Moore County HAD been told about the exercises. Imagine that.
BTW-11,I also have no doubt the sheriff's dept AND the brass in the Pentagram will work together to diminish any responsibility on the deputy's part and try to kill this story as soon as possible. The reason I say this is because the army NEEDS the full cooperation and assistance of local LEO's to make Robin Sage work. I predict the deputy will receive a job in another dept and a little cash,and the soldiers family will be offered a out of court "keep quiet" quick settlement from both the army and Moore County. It would benefit nobody to keep this going,and everybody would benefit from it just going away.
Couldn't SF restage Robin Sage in another set of counties around Bragg or in those around some other post? If the Army really thinks their candidates did right and Moore messed it up, they might give some other hospitable counties a chance to play roles for the excercise. A new locale might be the the thing to keep the experience fresh and everyone involved on their toes.
As to the question of the cop knowing about the exersize...what difference would it make if he did? He still did not know that THESE guys were trainees. Should he have let some hard cases disarm him? The first mistake was the soldiers. Tragic, but not the cop's fault.
Jeze, I cannot believe I am defending a cop. Shows how strange this event is.