Quote:People rushed to judgement in this case on both sides.  Nobody still knows what really happened.

 

For me the kicker will be if the cop had the damage to his eye that I've read.  I would need it confirmed by a legit news source, but if thats what comes out, its pretty obvious why this happened.

 

It doesn't make it any easier on the family, or the fact that there are issues with the police in that area.  I think dashboard cameras and cops actually having cameras attached to them will become the norm.  If that were the case, this would be clear cut.  Either the cop would be arrested for murder, or it would be shown that the kid attacked him.

 

I've seen the eye injury reported by more than one outlet.  The chief of police in Ferguson confirmed the officer sustained a facial injury last week, but he did not have details.  It's only been reported in the last day that he had an orbital blowout. 

 

You're right that both sides jumped to conclusions well before the facts came to light, but it's becoming pretty clear that the narrative that was the impetus behind the rioting and looting was not completely accurate.  There are too many eye witness accounts refuting the initial reports. 

 

There are definitely issues involving the Ferguson PD, but I think that when the dust settles on this incident, whether those who are banging the drum for police brutality like it or not, this officer will be exonerated.  They're racing to get a grand jury to press charges right now, but in the end, regardless of what transpires, this is going to turn out to be a clean shooting and an unfortunate incident. 

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