You know what was reported? Like that has some bearing on reality...(chuckles, you amaze me.} None of what the officer said is ironclad since only HIS side of the story has been publicized. He might be an honest cop but I still want to hear from anyone who might have witnessed the incident before I make a solid conclusion one way or another. You don't seem to have that type of objectivity... correct?
Do you have any indication anything of what he said was untrue, stretched, exagerated or made up? Any indication at all? Nope. Until you can produce something that counters the reported facts you are merely pissing in the wind.
We are BOTH pissing in the wind because we are both analyzing the same 2nd hand information. That's the nature of message board banter. All I did was look closely at what the officer reported and presented a logical chain of events to support my hunch. Without video, even if there were ten Black witnesses in the vicinity , all wearing three piece suits and ties, the officer's word would prevail in this particular case. It doesn't matter what I think, he will walk and maybe add more notches to his gun!.
No I am not pissing in the wind. I am evaluating what is being presented as fact. Does the account sound reasonable? Are there are facts missing that should be there? Does the account present what happened in a believable way?
So far I've seen nothing to make me question it. This was not the case with the police custody death of the guy in NY supposedly selling cigarettes. There the whole account seemed off. I was very bothered by the presence of large numbers of officers and the speed with which it escalated. I voiced that here at the time. Similarly with the cupcake lady in CA. Her whole account seemed off. There was clearly much more going on than had been reported, critical bits were missing. ANd I questioned that at the time.
So you are half right: you are pissing in the wind, wondering about evidence that isnt there or even hinted at. I am correct based on what we know so far.
Yes, you are pissing in the wind. The very questions you pose prove it.
You asked:
Does the account sound reasonable?
Just because a statement sounds reasonable doesn't make it an axiom. The question was unnecessary and contributes nothing of value since any lie can sound reasonable.
Are there facts missing that should be there?
Again, what kind of question is that? Heck yes, there are, or were, facts at the scene that we aren't privy to.
Your question is spurious, to say the least. For instance, we don't know whether the officer was right handed or left handed. We don't know into which pocket on the suspects trousers he inserted his hand
The third question is just a rehash of the first.
Now, although i have exhibited skepticism of the officer's story, I have not really contradicted it. I have paraphrased his account and wrote the events as I saw them developing in my mind's eye. That' may be "pissing in the wind" in your world but unlike you, I keep the wind to my back. You piss into the wind and generally end up getting all wet.
Case in point: You accuse me of wondering about evidence that isn't there or even hinted at. Well, I guess you got me there. I do what people with analytical minds do...think outside the box. There is nothing wrong with questioning things until an answer comes along to satiate your doubtful mind.