As I look back at the other post, apparently his eye socket is supposed to be fractured. That's not the case, either...apparently. He supposedly went to the hospital with a swollen face.
Of course, that is open to interpretation. Taking something that he's allergic to and rubbing on his can make it swell up. My question is, HOW SOON did he got to the hospital? If it wasn't right away, as a prosecutor, I'd have a problem with that.
Originally Posted by Rambro Creed
#1: I have had a "swollen" part of a limb that hurt like shit, and was determined to be broken after xrays at the hospital. I "assume" your face was xrayed and it was determined nothing was broken. Apples and oranges. That's why people go to the hospital emergency room to get a MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS not evaluated based on anecdotal past experiences that have no relevance.
#2: Yes, he could have been blubbering like a baby because he finally had to shoot someone in the line of duty and he never had experienced that before, and he was scared for his job, his life, and family so his face was all swollen and red from crying too much. NOT.
#3: The report i saw/heard was he went to the hospital with a supervisor immediately after the incident. If I recall correctly the supervisor's rank was a captain, who in that size department would probably be "administrative" level, which would be understandable regarding an officer injured in the line of duty.
IMO if the FACTS show that the dead man was assaulting the officer, who ended up with a broken eye socket (xrays of it), and was trying to get the officer's service weapon from him right after the dead man had committed a violent robbery, then the officer should be no-billed by the grand jury and there should be no trial, Federal or state.
Also IMO it doesn't matter how many rounds the officer fired. If the FACTS reveal he had been attacked and hurt and the dead man was coming at him again (one does not come at an officer to "surrender" .. one stops, raises one's hands, and perhaps gets on one's knees in a nonthreatening posture) the officer is justified in firing until the threat ends/stops. "They" don't even count rounds on TV ... I've seen a revolver being fired 10-12 times without reloading. Same with pistols ... 20-30 rounds without reloading! During an adrenaline rush one is not "counting" ... like I said ... stop shooting when the threat ends.
If one wants to compare "attitudes" ... #1: review the video of the dead man robbing the store just before his confrontation with the officer ... and #2: it is reported this officer had never had any complaints or been disciplined as an officer...... look at him!