teedubbya wrote:prolly availability. someone makes the "perp" (already an assumption of being wrong) pictures available that wants a soft image.... the officer pictures are presumably provided by the department and they had the hard ass pictures taken because that's what they wanted
just a guess and certainly not the case in every instance
perpetrator: noun. 1. a person who perpetrates, or commits, an illegal, criminal, or evil act
to be honest the one thing most of these events have in common is the commission of some sort of crime. most of the crimes, in and of themselves, rarely (if i am to guess) result in death of the perp. it is the actions afterwards that change the situation. there is a growing lawlessness in this country: no respect for authority (teachers, parents, cops, etc). it is evident in the majority of these events. that is not to say that there is no fault on the officers' parts but if officers have guns drawn on me im most likely to lay on the ground and be very respectful - not turn my back and walk away (assuming im not on pcp, etc).
as far as photo availability, its funny that when you google the perp/victim's name the first thing to come up is often their facebook page rife with photos of them doing not so nice things. never once do their elementary school photos appear; that is, until the media gets them. guess the media doesnt have google.