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In the wake of the three indictments in the Sean Bell (50-shot) shooting, one thing’s becoming clearer and that is that Detective Michael Oliver may be THE PROBLEM here.
After all, he is almost single-handedly responsible for over 60% of the shots fired that day (31 of the 50), he also exercised equally poor judgment in feting himself and friends to a $4200 “celebration” at a trendy Manhattan eatery on the day of the indictments and now it turns out that he fired EVERY shot that hit the three victims (Bell, Guzman and Benefield).
Had Michael Oliver been replaced with another detective who’d fired four shots, the barrage would’ve been 23 shots and not the fifty shots that have raised so many eyebrows.
At this point, with being responsible for over 60% of the shots fire, and all of the hits, as well as “celebrating” on the day of the indictment, it would seem that Michael Oliver may very well NEED proof of a fourth passenger and gunman in order to avoid a manslaughter conviction.
The circumstances certainly bode better for Gescard Isnora (also charged with manslaughter) and Marc Cooper (charged with reckless endangerment), but Michael oliver certainly hasn’t helped his case much.
In the wake of the three indictments in the Sean Bell (50-shot) shooting, one thing’s becoming clearer and that is that Detective Michael Oliver may be THE PROBLEM here.
After all, he is almost single-handedly responsible for over 60% of the shots fired that day (31 of the 50), he also exercised equally poor judgment in feting himself and friends to a $4200 “celebration” at a trendy Manhattan eatery on the day of the indictments and now it turns out that he fired EVERY shot that hit the three victims (Bell, Guzman and Benefield).
Had Michael Oliver been replaced with another detective who’d fired four shots, the barrage would’ve been 23 shots and not the fifty shots that have raised so many eyebrows.
At this point, with being responsible for over 60% of the shots fire, and all of the hits, as well as “celebrating” on the day of the indictment, it would seem that Michael Oliver may very well NEED proof of a fourth passenger and gunman in order to avoid a manslaughter conviction.
The circumstances certainly bode better for Gescard Isnora (also charged with manslaughter) and Marc Cooper (charged with reckless endangerment), but Michael oliver certainly hasn’t helped his case much.
It wasn't a "celebration" because the man who paid for dinner didn't even know that the person he was treating to dinner was the miserable guy who killed that poor kid.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to "celebrate" something for which you have no knowledge of.
On Michael Oliver's part, it was poor judgment, because it makes him appear calloused.
ReplyDeleteI want to give these guys the benefit of the doubt, and I accept that it is indeed possible that there was a fourth passenger in that car, who shot at police, but our actions reflect our judgment and it was poor judgment for Michale Oliver to appear to celebrate...especially on that particular day.