According to the evening news some of the commentators think the verdict was a compromise. Apparently if he had stopped shooting after the first 3 shots he would have been acquitted. It was the final 5 or 6 shots which got him convicted of attempted murder. There also seemed to be some question of the testimony of Forcillo and other officers as to whether or not they were trying to justify what he had done.
The head of the police union thinks the verdict was "chilling".
After watching the various videos many, many times I think it would have been more chilling if he had walked away scot-free.
It is all moot at this point anyway since they are going to file an appeal which will allow this matter to drag out for who knows how many years.
As a side note the family has filed a civil suit which I suspect will destroy the officer in the end. The family is being represented by a very well known civil lawyer from Toronto.
Jim
