Off. Wilson has injuries

sdmc530 · #1 08-19-2014, 08:20 PM

Well I hate to say it but if they would have just let the police/dea/dci whom ever complete the investigation and let the facts come out things might have been different from the get go. I don't think that the PD knew what to do with this event. they shoudl have been more forthcomming with info. Now its way out of controll....this is really sad all around.

milkmanjoe · #2 08-19-2014, 08:38 PM

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Well I hate to say it but if they would have just let the police/dea/dci whom ever complete the investigation and let the facts come out things might have been different from the get go. I don't think that the PD knew what to do with this event. they shoudl have been more forthcomming with info. Now its way out of controll....this is really sad all around.

The term I hear most is "follies"........Local PD was in over their head, was obvious when their Top Cop was damn near stuttering through a Q&A with reporters.

sdmc530 · #3 08-19-2014, 08:55 PM

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The term I hear most is "follies"........Local PD was in over their head, was obvious when their Top Cop was damn near stuttering through a Q&A with reporters.

Zackly...they are not prepared for such an event. When this went down no matter what it was a higher agency should of stepped in, that was the point i was trying to make in my ramblings.

they just had no experiance in such an event.....it was as bad as my spelling skills

LittleGator · #4 08-19-2014, 09:29 PM

I hate to differ, but I think it is good to withhold this type of information until the usual suspects have gone on the record with outlandish BS. Then release the facts, and make them look foolish. Like the so-called witness, who has now been caught in several lies.

skosh69 · #5 08-19-2014, 09:55 PM

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I hate to differ, but I think it is good to withhold this type of information until the usual suspects have gone on the record with outlandish BS. Then release the facts, and make them look foolish. Like the so-called witness, who has now been caught in several lies.

On the contrary, releasing this info earlier could've saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax payers money for the extra police, Nat. Guard, etc. Not to mention all the money that the businesses and other property that were lost due to the vandalism and looting.

Withholding info and releasing it later makes it look like they were trying to hide something and came up with an escape route.

Never the less, what happened was unfortunate and shouldn't have happened.

Just my opinion.

milkmanjoe · #6 08-20-2014, 04:49 AM

I understand, per a Q&A on TV, that releasing the info after proper documentation is standard procedure, but,this situation, I feel, needed swift transparency. I agree with Ell, alot of hurt, destruction and theft could have been avoided.

Gatorade · #7 08-20-2014, 07:29 AM

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Withholding info and releasing it later makes it look like they were trying to hide something and came up with an escape route.

Exactly, they will think the story and injuries were concocted to get the cop off. If you explain the injuries sustained by the cop and the preliminary finding then you don't allow the "hands up, don't shoot" to take root. Now it has grown beyond the incident and is being used as an excuse regardless of the facts of the case.

sdmc530 · #8 08-20-2014, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by skosh69

Withholding info and releasing it later makes it look like they were trying to hide something and came up with an escape route.

Never the less, what happened was unfortunate and shouldn't have happened.

Just my opinion.

I just hate to agree with

but I think this is a true statement. To release what they know as soon they know makes the public feel better.

TLE2 · #9 08-20-2014, 10:13 AM

Nah. Soon as the TV cameras hit the streets, these folks new they had a gullible partner to spew.

LittleGator · #10 08-20-2014, 12:35 PM

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On the contrary, releasing this info earlier could've saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax payers money for the extra police, Nat. Guard, etc. Not to mention all the money that the businesses and other property that were lost due to the vandalism and looting.

Withholding info and releasing it later makes it look like they were trying to hide something and came up with an escape route.

Never the less, what happened was unfortunate and shouldn't have happened.

Just my opinion.

You make a good point; but, I think the looting, protests and consequent expenditures would not have been avoided with earlier disclosure of some of the facts. The protests started right away, followed shortly thereafter by looting, tossing bottles, etc. And, contrary to the family's attorneys, who can say whatever they want whether accurate or not, the authorities have to wait for investigations to be concluded, facts established beyond some degree of doubt, etc. before they can come forth with statements.

Look at it this way, the available facts are now out there via the autopsies, the statement about injuries to the officer, yet the protests and looting continue. The facts didn't stop or slow it down. Just my take on it.