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In reply to the discussion: Ferguson Police Dept ---"Body Camera OFF" [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)34. I was already wondering about the alleged suspect.
First there were 2 of them engaged in a burglary. Then there was no burglary (no time to plant fake evidence?), and it was 1 suspect, etc. Here it is again from the article:
Police originally reported late Saturday night that the officer spotted two suspects trying to break into a business and that when confronted, one of them pulled a gun and fired at the office, wounding him in the arm.
Police, however, now are describing a different scenario: that the police officer, during a business check, saw a male subject in the rear of the Ferguson Community Center. When he approached, the person began to run and the officer followed on foot. During the pursuit, the man spun around and fired at the officer, who was hit in the left arm, before disappearing in the wooded area behind the center.
The officer was treated and released from a local hospital today.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson and St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar were originally told that the incident involved two suspects at the time they provided statements to the press Saturday night, but later detectives confirmed it was only one individual, Schellman said.
Schellman also said that police did not have any more details on suspect's description.
Police, however, now are describing a different scenario: that the police officer, during a business check, saw a male subject in the rear of the Ferguson Community Center. When he approached, the person began to run and the officer followed on foot. During the pursuit, the man spun around and fired at the officer, who was hit in the left arm, before disappearing in the wooded area behind the center.
The officer was treated and released from a local hospital today.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson and St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar were originally told that the incident involved two suspects at the time they provided statements to the press Saturday night, but later detectives confirmed it was only one individual, Schellman said.
Schellman also said that police did not have any more details on suspect's description.
The 2 stories are totally different. Both come from the cops. If the first one were true, there ought to be evidence of the burglary. The second story requires no evidence. If that doesn't reek, I don't know what does.
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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
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 agree, these differing stories along with a body camera turned off are suspicious.
DrewFlorida
Sep 2014
#28
fire his ass. if not a technical issue he did not know about, then all other explanations, fire his
seabeyond
Sep 2014
#3