ThirdWheelWanted
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ORIGINAL: Zonie63 I agree, although I wonder why they would wait to release the information. At this point (according to the OP's article), they still haven't released the dash cam from this incident, saying that it's still in boxes at the police department. That's part of why there's a lack of trust, since they should release all the information immediately, not wait a few days or weeks. Withholding information or delaying its release only makes the cops look like they're covering up. And that's how riots happen. They can't necessarily release information right away. First off, it's an active investigation. It's against procedure to comment on an open investigation. Second, at the time the article was written, the officer involved may not have given a statement yet. Police aren't required to make an immediate statement after a shooting. Depending on the location, they have 24-48 hours before they're required to do so. Knowing the shit-storm that was going to result, he may very well have wanted to consult a lawyer before making a statement, which is also his right. I was involved in a similar incident when I was a kid, 14-16ish. My friends and I were riding to a comic book store located a town over. The fastest route was down a highway. The inner lane was closed for repair, but they weren't actively working on it, so it seemed safer to ride in that lane behind the safety barrels rather then on the shoulder. A car pulled up and the driver yelled at us to get the fuck out of the middle of the road. We flipped him off and kept riding. He then pulled out a badge and started screaming at us, making threats, being verbally abusive, just an over-all asshole. Now we could have yelled back. Tried to run. Flipped him off again. Etc. And escalated the situation. Instead we got the fuck out of the middle of the road, took down his plate number, and told our parents when we got home. When some of our parents called this in, we got an apology and told that it would be "looked into". We never heard anything more, and maybe that was just them blowing smoke. But what didn't happen, none of us were shot. I don't know what really happened here. The kid may be at fault, or it may be the cop. What I do know is that too many people seem to think they have the right to mouth off and get aggressive because "fuck the police!" and shit of that ilk. As far as looting, it seems silly to penalize shop owners as a means of getting "justice".
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