WAPO Shilling For The Cops? - Expert: My Michael Brown Autopsy Analysis Was Taken 'Out Of Context'

[kpete]

Expert: My Michael Brown Autopsy Analysis Was Taken 'Out Of Context'



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But Melinek told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday that her comments had been taken "out of context" and that she believed the findings could be explained by other scenarios as well.

"What happens sometimes is when you get interviewed and you have a long conversation with a journalist, they're going to take things out of context," she said. "I made it very clear that we only have partial information here. We don't have the scene information. We don't have the police investigation. We don't have all the witness statements. And you can't interpret autopsy findings in a vacuum."

She and O'Donnell then walked through a variety of alternative situations in which the gunshot residue found on Brown's hand -- the key finding that suggested Brown had been reaching for Wilson's gun -- could have gotten there.

"I'm not saying that Brown going for the gun is the only explanation. I'm saying the officer said he was going for the gun and the right thumb wound supports that," Melinek. "I have limited information. It could also be consistent with other scenarios. That's the important thing. That's why the witnesses need to speak to the grand jury and the grand jury needs to hear all the unbiased testimony and compare those statements to the physical evidence."


Video & More:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/judy-melinek-ferguson-autopsy-report-msnbc
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-evidence-supports-officers-account-of-shooting-in-ferguson/2014/10/22/cf38c7b4-5964-11e4-bd61-346aee66ba29_story.html

[randys1]

1. This plus the so called 7 Black witnesses who wont be identified saying the cop did the right

thing

Bullshit...stay tuned

[brush]

4. You're right. Absolute bullshit

If there are 7 black witnesses, where were they before now?

But most importantly, how big was the sudden jump in their bank accounts?

[BuelahWitch]

6. Yep, that's my question too

You have to wonder if they were even in the area at the time, or if these were some "black witnesses" hired by Wilson's lawyer.

This whole thing is so damn skeevy it makes me sick!

[brush]

7. The power structure in Ferguson is playing with fire.

First they killed the unarmed Brown, then proceed to dirty up his image with the "alleged" convenience store robbery tape release, now they're leaking so-called damning autopsy smears and unnamed witness testimony that claim he charged into live bullets being pumped into him (who is stupid enough to believe that crappola).

These are the same kind of oppressive conditions that lead to the creation of the original Black Panther Party for Self Defense in Oakland, Ca in the '60s. They had the courage to arm themselves and stand up to the rogue, racist cops patrolling their community — and their movement spread to other cities.

The cops haven't learned with social media it's a different world now – too many shootings being video taped and posted for something not to give.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Color me shocked, the media distorts expert opinions for political purposes and hits...shocking.

"You can not interpret autopsy findings in a vacuum.", she said, being unfamiliar with the media vacuum it seems.

[noiretextatique]

3. i understand a full investigation is necessary,

but shouldn't she be able to come up with something close to conclusive, based on the physical evidence?

[X_Digger]

5. Only on crime procedurals do such things regularly happen.

CSI is television, not real life. Rarely does a forensic reconstruction lead to solving a crime. Most often, they can say, "Yes, based on the evidence, this story of the events is possible."-- or "No, based on the evidence, this story of the events is not plausible."