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The unedited tape shows Officer Hall facing toward the left, covering the arresting officers as they handcuff the suspected felons. He then steps FORWARD, reaches out to the closest officer holding the last person out of the car, stretches and hands the officer a set of handcuffs, and then steps BACKWARDS, still covering the suspects. At this moment the dog gets out of the car.

Officer Hall, still facing the arrest scene and covering the arrestees while the arresting officer bends down to shackle his prisoner, backs slightly out of the frame as the dogs heads also out of frame in the distance, curving toward Officer Hall's position.

Officer Hall turns, and then rapidly steps backwards BACK into the frame as the dog (depending on whose story is being told) lunges and leaps either aggressively toward Hall, or playfully toward his gun mounted flashlight . As Hall collides with the arresting officer behind him, he fires ONE SHOT from the shotgun at the dog in mid-leap, knocking the dog to the ground, probably killing the dog instantly.

This is what a dispassionate observer will see when they look at the RAW, unedited video tape.

Wrong. A dispassionate observer will read the effing internal investigation report; especially McWhorters statement. I think I see the problem, here. You've got your officers confused... *McWhorter*, the other covering Cookeville officer, is the one who hands the cuffs to the THP. He says so in his statement...McWhorter, not Hall is the officer you are talking about.

Read both statements; Halls and McWhorters. You've got your officers mixed up.

A dog, I believe to be a pit-bull, jumped from the suspect vehicle, singled me out from the other officers, and charged toward me growling in an aggressive manner, Hall described."

Hall seems to describe a different situation than you do.