The officer didn’t address what he might have seen. My feeling is that if he didn’t say it he didn’t see it. The kid got creamed about 2 feet before he got to the grate which the officer forced him toward. I saw other bike riders ride over it but most people would try to avoid it if they could. And the kid was 20 to 30 inches from the curb. Its not a “which was it” situation. They aren’t mutually exclusive. I’m not being cross examined. Look at the tape.
Also, I’m not asserting an unusual view of this incident. I haven’t been relieved of my gun and badge 3 weeks into my police career on my first arrest. Personally I hope they let this guy off although it would be hard to do. He’s a third generation cop and that means something to me. My dad was a cop between 1930 and 1938 in Cincinnati and he was a very hard man. If they do let this young man off then he’s probably learned something very valuable. That is that a career can be gone in a heartbeat if you make a bad decision.