Reply #24: The "Rush to Judgment" was in believing the police justification

[Divernan]

without independent investigation. In my mind, and to my friends, I immediately questioned whether the victim was "wearing a heavy jacket". If he had, the cops would have produced it immediately for a photo op. Similarly, what was the noise level of the metro when this man was ordered to stop. Did he hear them? Did he speak English? Was he running for the metro car or running from the police?

As someone with a hearing loss, I am at a frightening disadvantage in airport terminals or planes, because the background noise makes my hearing aids very ineffective. When I go through security lines, I always point to my hearing aids and tell the screeners that I am hard of hearing, so please speak clearly. What if one of them told me to stop as I was walking away and I didn't hear them?