A few of the same names, actually. It's kind of a complicated story. Police were involved in a routine traffic stop that turned into a car chase, then a foot chase, which ended when the police cruiser struck and killed the fleeing man. A grand jury decided that charges were not warranted against the officer but he was eventually fired as a result. I watched the video, which though it lacks any gore, it's still horrifying to see someone die like that, and I am not sure where I fall on the charges against the officer. It appears from the video, that when Brown slipped and fell, the officer didn't have enough time to stop. I am not at all up to speed on the rules of pursuit in Florida so I am open to changing my mind in light of new information. It doesn't say on what grounds the officer was fired but hopefully new information will come out in the investigation.
Dr. Bao, did the autopsy and ruled that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation and that Brown was not stuck by the vehicle but run over while Brown was on the ground. Grant it, his ruling is independent of the dash cam video on purpose. It is entirely possible that Brown survived the impact and was forced into a position which caused asphyxiation but the video clearly shows impact and Bao's conclusions are opposite of what the video shows. This is problematic. Either there's no way to tell the difference between being struck by a vehicle and being run over by the vehicle (in this case it appears to be a combination of both), and a medical examiners report is less reliable than we thought; or Dr. Boa is rather incompetent. (Of course I am open to option C) I am creating a false dichotomy and there are a million other possibilities.)
*Warning: Again, the video is disturbing.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/...ash-cam/nZ2C7/
Dr. Bao, did the autopsy and ruled that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation and that Brown was not stuck by the vehicle but run over while Brown was on the ground. Grant it, his ruling is independent of the dash cam video on purpose. It is entirely possible that Brown survived the impact and was forced into a position which caused asphyxiation but the video clearly shows impact and Bao's conclusions are opposite of what the video shows. This is problematic. Either there's no way to tell the difference between being struck by a vehicle and being run over by the vehicle (in this case it appears to be a combination of both), and a medical examiners report is less reliable than we thought; or Dr. Boa is rather incompetent. (Of course I am open to option C) I am creating a false dichotomy and there are a million other possibilities.)
*Warning: Again, the video is disturbing.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/...ash-cam/nZ2C7/
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