‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting Georgia’s ‘Cop City’

Re:‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting ... by mbrameld on Saturday January 21, 2023 @07:12PM (#34472475)

First, they say the analysis confirms the bullet "matched" Teran's handgun, not that the analysis confirmed the bullet was fired from the handgun. This analysis might have stopped after comparing the caliber.

Second, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-field-of-fire...

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Re:‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting ... by amalgamated_inc on Saturday January 21, 2023 @08:03PM (#34472883)

Yea AFAIK the whole "bullet gun fingerprint" idea is total bunk. You cannot tell if a specific bullet was fired from a specific gun.

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Re:‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting ... by thrill on Saturday January 21, 2023 @08:54PM (#34473292)

Yeah ... no.

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Re:‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting ... by amalgamated_inc on Saturday January 21, 2023 @10:05PM (#34473801)

Are you saying this is possible?

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Re:‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting ... by panarky on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:12PM (#34548595)

"Forensic ballistic analysis" that concludes the bullet was 9mm caliber proves precisely nothing when the vast majority of handguns are 9mm, including those fired by police at the scene.

Note the distinct absence of any evidence that protesters fired at police. The police have access to hundreds of cameras at the scene, from bodycams to professional videographers on police payroll, to drones and aircraft.

If there was evidence that protesters fired at police, you can bet the police would be publishing it.

Decent probability this was friendly fire.

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