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DrewFlorida

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28. I agree, these differing stories along with a body camera turned off are suspicious.
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:19 PM
Sep 2014

I have zero faith in the Ferguson PD, it seems they are the source of the majority of crime in Ferguson!

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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
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