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**44 AMP** · August 18, 2014, 10:21 AM

TV ME's solve things in an hour. The real world takes somewhat longer, days, sometimes weeks or more.

So, now we have a "witness" saying shot in the back when his hands were up...." and a certified medical examiner saying "shot in the front", but being somewhat vague on how many bullets and which ones did what, when.

The autopsy can give us the position of the body at the moment of impact, and bullet paths, but it cannot give us definitive reasons for the position. It takes other evidence to establish that clearly, as there is virtually no position a human body can take that does not have at least two different explanations possible as to the reason for it.

Its a mess, and there are going to be people who will stick to the shot in the back while surrendering story no matter WHAT the autopsy shows. After all, its the same govt doing the autopsy, and it could be a cover up, right?

The same folk who insist on calling the 6'4" 290lb subject a "boy" are unlikely to believe the autopsy report is unbiased, UNLESS it favors their version of events, in which case, it will become gospel to them.

I can see being upset and angry, even protesting, but using the event as justification for rioting before the system can even clearly ascertain the true facts of the event is NOT a reasoned act, unless the reason is to steal.

August 18, 2014, 10:21 AM	#87
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,846	TV ME's solve things in an hour. The real world takes somewhat longer, days, sometimes weeks or more. So, now we have a "witness" saying shot in the back when his hands were up...." and a certified medical examiner saying "shot in the front", but being somewhat vague on how many bullets and which ones did what, when. The autopsy can give us the position of the body at the moment of impact, and bullet paths, but it cannot give us definitive reasons for the position. It takes other evidence to establish that clearly, as there is virtually no position a human body can take that does not have at least two different explanations possible as to the reason for it. Its a mess, and there are going to be people who will stick to the shot in the back while surrendering story no matter WHAT the autopsy shows. After all, its the same govt doing the autopsy, and it could be a cover up, right? The same folk who insist on calling the 6'4" 290lb subject a "boy" are unlikely to believe the autopsy report is unbiased, UNLESS it favors their version of events, in which case, it will become gospel to them. I can see being upset and angry, even protesting, but using the event as justification for rioting before the system can even clearly ascertain the true facts of the event is NOT a reasoned act, unless the reason is to steal. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.