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Originally Posted by Brocktoon
I consider myself a pretty big nit and I had no problem whatsoever with the Ledoux scene.
Fwiw, GSR testing is highly unreliable and mostly used on perps as a bluff to get them to confess. They would never use it on cops who already admit to firing shots.
GSR is unreliable for some things and reliable for others. The absence of GSR on Ledoux is fairly reliable at showing he didn't do any shooting. There are no reasonable circumstances that would account for GSR removal. By the time they might have got around to testing Cohle, transference onto the kid's clothing might have made the testing unreliable regarding how much shooting he did.
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Originally Posted by Brocktoon
The gun likely has both Ledoux and Cohle's prints on it, which is fine. It's perfectly normal for cops to handle a gun that was fired at them at the scene of a shooting. In fact they are supposed to in order to secure it and "make it safe", e.g., removing the magazine and clearing the chamber.
Ledoux's prints may or may not be on it. The location of Cohle's prints will be consistent with firing, not merely making safe. If Ledoux's prints are on it, it may help Cohle, because I'm not sure LSP had advanced techniques for dealing with superimposed prints in '95.
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Originally Posted by Brocktoon
Then you've got the fact that 2 hero detectives who just "solved" a major homicide while exposing a drug/child sex/murder ring are both giving you a consistent and plausible version of events, events that they are the only living people aware of.
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competent OIS investigation doesn't get swayed by such circumstances.
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Originally Posted by Brocktoon
I 100% believe this gets ruled a good shoot if it goes down exactly as shown in real life, particularly in Louisiana circa 1995.
Sure, I think it would too, but that's not even inconsistent with a competent investigation showing the story is BS. Even a competent investigation wouldn't be able to get conclusive evidence to convict Hart of homicide and Cohle of accessory after the fact. So even if there is a competent investigation, they'll be officially cleared.