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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
As discussed earlier in this very thread there is little or no merit in considering the two issues as interdependant. You saying that you think that he has been charged because they may have proof that he was hit by a missile actually makes you look like a conspiracy theorist.
That said, the subsequent silence on the matter of how the injury was caused is very unusual.
Both parties have had considerable time to make / state the facts as known to them and corroborated by medical evidence (x-rays, surgeons, doctors, paramedics, etc) together with other sources such as camera and phone video footage - yet neither have.
There is also the matter of the IPCC still appealing for witnesses to the incident.
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I think they are being treated as interdependant to an extent ,i'm not saying that is the correct way to do it though .The police and the IPCC will be fully aware that all eyes are on them in how they deal with this situation .I doubt if the police would have charged him unless they have a lot of proof that he was involved in some misdemeanour ,probably gleaned from the cctv footage they where going through looking to see what hit him on the head .
The police have 2 choices imo regarding this matter
A) They can uphold the law and charge him with any offence he has committed regardless of any complaint under investigation ,treating the two incidents totally seperate which is right and proper imo
B) They can wait untill they know the likely outcome of the inquiry and then follow through with any prosecution for offences committed knowing they are in the clear so to speak ,which i will grant is the wrong way to do it imo .The polce do not have the luxury to decide who they prosecute so the can spare their blushes or limit damage to the force
Cases like this can very easily be turned into a damage limitation exercise ,by finding the smallest thing to charge him with the police can use that as justification for using force ..not something i think they will be doing ..i hope ,i am merely using that as an example of a way they could be treating this as interdependant
I agree that it is peculiar that the IPCC are still asking for witnesses which suggests that the investigation is still in the early stages .Also i do not know if the police will get any advance warnings of results or if they are released to the public at the same time .