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Jackpine Radical

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5. That might be somewhat hard to do without leaving powder burns

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:42 AM

Sep 2014

on clothing &/or flesh, no?

(Not that I have any more trust in the Fergustan PD than you do, but a proper examination of the physical evidence would probably effectively answer your suspicion one way or the other. Let's see if they actually do & report the forensic exam.)

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Ferguson Police Dept ---"Body Camera OFF" [View all] kpete Sep 2014 OP

Self inflicted. bravenak Sep 2014 #1

Definitely suspicious. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #4

Exactly. bravenak Sep 2014 #11

Our world turned upside down the day that lying became permissible among law enforcement agents. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #18

When cops and criminals do the same things, but only the non cops are held accountable. bravenak Sep 2014 #20

I've said for many many years now that Gman Sep 2014 #23

You have been correct for many years. bravenak Sep 2014 #26

And generally they're well paid Gman Sep 2014 #51

The movie "CSA" does a great job with that, and the show "Cops" if the south had won the civil war. arcane1 Sep 2014 #35

I gotta see that one now. Sound delightfully dreadful. My kinda film. bravenak Sep 2014 #36

That's a great way to describe it! arcane1 Sep 2014 #38

I agree, these differing stories along with a body camera turned off are suspicious. DrewFlorida Sep 2014 #28

Right?!? bravenak Sep 2014 #32

That might be somewhat hard to do without leaving powder burns Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #5

Unless he had an accomplice. randome Sep 2014 #6

Interesting thought, but that might be somewhat dicy. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #8

Or they didn't check for evidence to back his story in th first place. Kber Sep 2014 #12

Or they didn't test until 4 hours after the report. randome Sep 2014 #17

I hope they save the clothing for testing. bravenak Sep 2014 #13

I agree that the whole story is fishy as hell, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #19

They are trying to prove that they're in danger too! bravenak Sep 2014 #22

Ya know, having made the acquaintance of 3 AK bullets in Vietnam, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #27

Yes. Huge plot hole, but I am changing my story now. bravenak Sep 2014 #30

I was already wondering about the alleged suspect. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #34

Is it just me, or are their stories in need of a good fiction author? bravenak Sep 2014 #39

The scariest thing for me isn't really Ferguson. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #44

Yup! They are trying to prove they are in danger, bravenak. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #37

Hell no! That money making scheme is their bread and butter. bravenak Sep 2014 #40

Monopoly isn't just the name of a board game anymore. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #49

That's whst I'm thinking. Gman Sep 2014 #21

You too? Glad other people see how strange this all seems. bravenak Sep 2014 #24

I'm betting that GSR tests Feral Child Sep 2014 #47

Or it was shut off so he could take a shot at somebody giftedgirl77 Sep 2014 #52

Wait, wait--It was just one burglar, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #2

fire his ass. if not a technical issue he did not know about, then all other explanations, fire his seabeyond Sep 2014 #3

+1 In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #7

I'm with you. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #9

turning off the camera should be grounds for automatic dismissal no appeals. seabeyond Sep 2014 #10

He or She isnt going to be fired. Period. 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #16

THIS is what I keep telling people about body cams! 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #14

There are ways to address that as a matter of policy . . . markpkessinger Sep 2014 #43

This admission really adds to my suspicions. logosoco Sep 2014 #15

Do we even have a description of the suspect, so that people can be on the lookout for him? arcane1 Sep 2014 #41

I haven't heard a thing! nt logosoco Sep 2014 #42

Yeah -- he's BLACK!!!! FourScore Sep 2014 #46

Never trust the cops. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #25

Very fishy story. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #29

Are you allowed to turn it off when you use the lavatory? n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #31

Yes. bravenak Sep 2014 #33

Why? Feral Child Sep 2014 #48

I work with cameras on me all day and night Not Sure Sep 2014 #45

Wow, I am so glad I don't live in a fucked up area like Ferguson. Rex Sep 2014 #50

"St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brian Schellman, a police spokesman, said he did not know why the locdlib Sep 2014 #53