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To: TigersEye

Um, actually that’s all clearly understood by investigators. Police forensics know the answer to those; insofar as they may not, they’ve got a good handle on probabilities.

The four in the arm weren’t fatal if treated properly in a sensible time. Unless a major artery was severed (a fact examiners know either way), blood loss was manageable and the injury repairable.

The one in the eye socket could have been fatal, or (depending on terminal ballistic trajectory) survivable or not immediately incapacitating (lethal some time later).

The one in the top of skull was a brain shot. That’s usually instantly incapacitating/lethal. If it had occurred before any other shot, he’d have dropped before that other shot. (I’ve seen how animals drop after a brain shot: like dropping a ball or turning off a light.)

Direction? we know about where the cop was, and about where Brown was. Knowing that and the position of entry wounds, we can determine with good certainty which way his body was positioned (E/W/N/S, standing, slouching, bending over, prone, arm position, etc). Every theory of Brown’s position would have to match up with the physical reality of one shooter firing from a very limited range of positions in a very short timeframe (say, if Brown was lying face down when shot, there’s no way he could have front entry wounds).

Yes, examiners do have locations & angles of entry. In addition, they can establish that at least one shot entered the arm, exited, then entered the torso - establishing exactly how his arm was positioned for that shot, and in turn the positioning of most of his body at that point _and_ the location of the shooter. Once those are established, and knowing the timeframe (from witnesses), we can limit the range of possible positions involved in other shots, as there was little time & reason to move in complex/contortionist ways.

Crime scene examiners aren’t idiots. They have objective facts, and a long history/science/study of sensibly interpreting what those facts objectively mean.

As for cones marking casings, that’s common. Do you have anything indicating they weren’t used?

You’re a hoot.


785 posted on 08/21/2014 7:13:14 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun" - Obama, setting RoE with his opposition)
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To: ctdonath2

When you jump into the middle of an argument you can really make a fool of yourself. Good job!


788 posted on 08/21/2014 8:57:12 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: ctdonath2

Last 2 shots at downward angle means either the cop is 7 ft tall or the thug is lower.

If the thug was charging directly at the cop pointing gun (some people are that stupid), in sandals and tube socks (not olympic sprinting wear for sure), where are the scrape marks on Brown’s knees, hands? Charge, shot, skidmarks. No forensics. Only head.

No forensics showing gun shot residue on Brown’s hands from supposed gunshot going off in car, through car, outside the window, etc.

So far, lots of hearsay, prejudices dictating beliefs going on all over. Can’t believe much at this point in my opinion. Hopefully forensics investigation will be done sooner rather than later!

I still can’t get over how Ferguson squad cars don’t have video cameras in them? That’s a firing right there, and a liability lawsuit one would think.


795 posted on 08/21/2014 6:06:30 PM PDT by TheBigJ
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