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posted by janrinok on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the something-doesn't-sound-right-here dept.

KTLA reports via CNN Wire:

A man, who asked that his identity not be revealed, lives near the site of the shooting and was close enough to have heard the gunshots, his attorney said. He was speaking to a friend on a video chat service and happened to be recording the conversation at the same time Brown was shot.

In the recording, a quick series of shots can be heard, followed by a pause and then another quick succession of shots. Forensic audio expert Paul Ginsberg analyzed the recording and said he detected at least 10 gunshots -- a cluster of six, followed by four.

"I was very concerned about that pause ... because it's not just the number of gunshots, it's how they're fired," said the man's attorney. "And that has a huge relevance on how this case might finally end up."

 
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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Snotnose on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:33AM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:33AM (#86552)

    Shoot a while, pause to re-evaluate the situation, shoot again if needed, repeat.

    Doesn't really add anything new to the shouting^H^H^H^Hdiscussion.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:43AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:43AM (#86556)

    "AIM SHOOT REPEAT UNTIL OFFENDER IS CONFIRMED DEAD." excerpt from police training manual.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:25AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:25AM (#86588)

    Under which circumstances should someone unarmed, who has been shot and is stopped or down bleeding, be shot again??

  • (Score: 5, Informative) by PinkyGigglebrain on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:30AM

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:30AM (#86590)

    I trained to be a LEO. You shoot till the target is down, keep the gun pointed at them but you don't shoot again unless you can confirm there is an imminent threat, ie they still have a gun and are trying to shoot at you. I've seen the photos of the position of the body and heard the audio, that three second pause is enough time to confirm there was no gun in the subjects hands, the fact that the officer fired more shots at what he should have been able to identify as an unarmed person does not bode well for his "justifiable shooting" defense.

    But, lets leave this to the real experts with more information from both sides to analyze the recording and present their interpretation of what happened.

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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:45PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 28 2014, @02:45PM (#86743)

      But, lets leave this to the real experts with more information from both sides to analyze the recording and present their interpretation of what happened.

      Exactly.

      *switches on Fox News*

  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday August 28 2014, @05:14AM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 28 2014, @05:14AM (#86611)
    Um... except it puts a LOT more pressure on the 'if needed' part of the equation. Lack of anything resembling a weapon and all.
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