JFW Report Analysis

The Justice for Woody Report contains an analysis of Sorrell's report. Here are the contents of that analysis, linked to the report.

• OVERVIEW
• FAILURES OF DISCLOSURE
  • Legal Authority
  • Autopsy
  • Other Forensic Artifacts
  • Equipment
• FLAWS OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS
  • Forensic evidence not collected
  • Questions Not Asked
  • Handling of Shooters
  • December Third Disclosure
  • Close Enough for Government Work
  • March Interviews Not Recorded
• GOALS OF THE REPORT
  • Diversion from Shooting Details
  • Rationalization of the Shooting
  • Removal of Sympathy for the Victim
  • Hiding of Sanctuary Plea
• MISREPRESENTATIONS OF WOODWARD'S ACTIONS AND INTENTIONS
  • Escalating Threat Theme
    • Deceptive Use of Hearsay
    • Deceptive Language
    • Feeling Threatened Versus Being Threatened
    • Escalation Subterfuge
    • Suppression of Eyewitness Consensus
  • Anger and Psychosis Theme
    • Ersatz Diagnosis
    • Repetition
    • Misrepresentations of Woodward's Words
    • Misrepresentations of Witness Interactions
    • Misrepresentations of Woodward's Motives
  • Suicide Theme
    • Alleged Confession
• MISREPRESENTATIONS OF POLICE ACTIONS
  • Selective Recounting of Events
  • Mis-portrayal of Order
  • Beginning of Shooting
  • End of Shooting
  • Medical Assistance
• MISREPRESENTATIONS OF EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
  • Wholesale Discrediting of Eyewitnesses Accounts
  • Vantage Points Ruse
  • Cloaking of Eyewitness Consensus
  • Officers' Accounts Not Scrutinized
  • Featured Witnesses Selectively Quoted
    • Donna Payne
    • Janis Chaillou
    • Jane Worley
    • Michael Italia
  • Disingenuity About Process
• UNSUPPORTED CONCLUSIONS
  • "Psychotic," "Threatening," "Suicidal" State
  • Request to Drop Knife
  • Forward Motion Before Shots
  • All Shots Before Fall
  • Prompt Medical Attention
• CONCLUSION