What a shocker! An autopsy done on the body of the late Reverend Moore suggested that he died from strangulation.
It is remarkable how often leadership in the JCF puts its foot in its mouth.
Soon after, the cops found the body of Deputy Commissioner of Corrections Reverend Orville Moore gone missing for a couple of days; the police concluded it was an accident. And yet, members of the public who had seen photos of the accident scene could tell the Reverend’s death was a homicide. They did not need an autopsy to conclude that the Reverend died from strangulation.
In addition, one vlogger who had seen the photos theorized that the culprit strangled the Reverend elsewhere and brought him to the scene where the vehicle rested. According to the vlogger, the Reverend had a piece of wire twisted around his neck, and it looked like somebody had propped him up against some trees. In other words, the whole accident scene appeared staged.
Through hasty decisions and missteps like those, the public has little to no confidence in the police.
The officer who hastily declared the Reverend’s death an accident may have been a genuine mistake or an oversight. But the public will not accept that alibi. As far as they know, it was an attempt to cover up a crime.
Therefore, police officers must be careful that they do not give the public information based on perception alone; because often things are not always what they seem to be. A police officer cannot declare a person dead, even if the body is cold and lifeless. Certification is the job of medical professionals.
So police officers should either wait until they have all the facts before they open their mouths to the public. Or tell the public you will get back to them once you have the fact. Nothing is wrong with that.