07-22-2016, 01:20 PM
(07-22-2016, 10:01 AM)michaelsean Wrote: "I was going to shoot the white guy, but at the last second I just couldn't, so I winged the black dude."
It's a lawyered statement. His career as a cop is clearly over. This is about "reasonable doubt" trying to keep the guy out of jail.
No idea why that might be a better argument than an accidental discharge. Problem is you have the witness saying the officer said he didn't know why he shot him.....although maybe a better/easier thing to say than "the gun shot you...I was aiming for the other guy"
The other problem is they cuffed the guy - if you were aiming for the other guy, or it was an accidental discharge, why did you cuff him? Would seem to be a very bad statement, legally speaking.
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