> If that shot of the person's face is from a video of the incident that person is not him.
Yes, but as far as we know, it's just a picture on the internet.
Re:I was falsely arrested
by brazzledazzle on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @06:15PM
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Is this healthy skepticism you're displaying? I regret that I'm bringing your motivations into question but given that we know his case was dropped because witnesses recanted after seeing said photo of the surveillance video I'm not entirely sure why you're pressing this.
Because we hear only one, clearly biased side of the argument, and the most critical piece of evidence isn't available.
Re:I was falsely arrested
by brazzledazzle on Monday November 30, 2015 @09:39AM
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Actually the most critical piece of information is that the case was dropped and he was released from jail. Given that the US legal system hinges on a presumption of innocence this is the key indicator for us. We're forming an opinion of this city's police department and DA, not deciding their fate. If/When the police or prosecution release the tape we can change our conclusions appropriately. If they consider this to be a serious PR issue they might just do that.
To draw the photo taken by his attorney into question relies on assuming his guilt, his attorney's misconduct and the prosecutor taking that misconduct without putting up a fight. Occam's razor and all that.
Re:I was falsely arrested
by throw_this_away on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @06:31PM
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You should really examine why you automatically assume the author's account of his own lived experience is false.
Re:I was falsely arrested
by spacemanmatt on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @07:07PM
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Ignorance is an active denial of the truth, not a passive state of uninformation. Hope that helps.
Healthy skepticism is good but the only thing worth questioning here is if that shot is in fact real–something that could only be evaluated if they released the tape. But since they're not exactly going out of their way to do that I can only assume that it would be against their interests. Until they produce it I'll have to take his word at face value.