Do Not Rush to Judgement

Experts say "too soon" to label NYPD shooting

Which is what I said yesterday. I guess that makes me an 'expert'... ;-)

A snipped from the above article:

"But experts who have studied deadly force say the confusing circumstances of the shooting make the mayor's conclusions premature. The amount of firepower, they add, has been given too much emphasis. (A point I hammered home yesterday)...

"The number of shots fired doesn't mean anything, even though it seems a little shocking," said Jim Cohen, a professor of criminal law at Fordham Law School. "We simply don't have enough information to draw any conclusions." (Yep, I said that too)...

The shooters — four detectives and one police officer — have been placed on administrative leave while the district attorney investigates. They have remained mostly silent, though lawyers and union officials have said at least some of them are eager to give their side of the story to a grand jury. (I was mistaken yesterday. It appears that FIVE cops all saw the same threat and fired to stop it; not three).

"We're going to be forced to look at this through their eyes," said Eugene O'Donnell, a professor of police studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. "Short of hearing what they have to say, we don't know much." (Very prudent. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Mayor Bloomberg ought to take note as well.

The bottom line is that only an idiot would comment on an on-going investigation. Moreover, the individuals commenting were not there, do not know the facts and are simply operating off of pure conjecture. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are confirmed idiots so that's no surprise. Mayor Bloomberg.. I'm not familiar with this guy but based on what I've seen, I'm not impressed. Hey Mayor, it's a given that Al and Jesse will chase any ambulance that gives them the almighty 'pub and gets them on the evening news. What's disturbing is that you have abused your official position to offer an uneducated opinion to the detriment of five police officers. By the way, white cops comprised 40% of the alleged shooters with the remainder being minority.

Has anyone ever considered how astonishing it is that Jesse Jackson has a gig on radio? I have an easier time understanding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad… He was born and raised here and so far as I know, he isn't deaf. So why then can’t the man articulate when he speaks? Is he perpetually undergoing root canal and under the influence of Novocain?