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a. Barbara stated that

a. Barbara stated that she hasviewed Mr. Sharpe’s toxicologyreport.4. The gun was pointed atOfficer Oldrati.a. Barbara and Drew explainedthat the medical examiner reportproved that Mr. Sharpewas pointing the gun at OfficerOldrati at the time of the OIS.Barbara explained that some ofthe injuries to Mr. Sharpe wereon his hand/arm and also onthe firearm that he was holding- that only could be present ifthe gun were pointed at OfficerOldrati.5. Officer Oldrati was initiallycleared by the AG’s Office.a. Barbara stated that the AG’sOffice conducted an investigationinto the use of deadly forceand “cleared” Officer Oldrati.Barbara claimed that despitethose findings - that when thenew AG (Matthew Platkin) waselected, only then were chargesfiled against Officer Oldrati.6. Back to work.a. Barbara and Drew explainedthat a representative from theAG’s Office explained to OfficerOldrati’s Chief of Police that hehad been cleared and that therewere no violations of policy orlaw. Officer Oldrati then did goback to work and earned another“Officer of the Year” award andwas promoted to Corporal.These are six relevant piecesof information that the Oldrati’sclaim are objective facts. It isreasonable to believe that theyare all true. They are not includedin the media reports on thiscase. Also, in public briefingsabout the prosecution of OfficerOldrati - AG Platkin’s Office didnot mention any of this information.What are they hiding?FINAL THOUGHTSAs my readers know - I haveno interest in making excusesfor police officers who commitcrimes. My only interest is objectivelyevaluating serious Useof Force cases.And this one could not be moreclear.I encourage everyone to listento the podcasts that I linked atthe top of this article. NothingI write could capture the rawemotions of parents who arefighting for their son. A hero. Aman who reacted reasonably toan intense situation and is beingunjustly prosecuted.NEW # 832.627.3729“An new era begins forPrison Break Tattoos withNew Owners, Amazing Artists,and Same Great Location”24 The BLUES - JANUARY ‘25

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