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(Good call on the "for those who don't know" info)
His claim is he couldn't get up because of the "severe beating" he was receiving, and he couldn't reach across to get the mace because he was twisting to the left to push Brown back. And he didn't want to leave his face exposed with his left hand to reach down with it.
That really is where his story falls apart, for me. He's still in the car, he's taken a glancing blow or two to the face (I do in fact believe that). De-escalation says you drive forward (and, yes, if you end up dragging Brown with you for a while, that's what's going to happen) until you are disengaged and can fully deploy all of your available alternatives.
He's literally saying he shot Brown because of where his gun, ASP, and mace happened to be holstered.
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