OfficerObie59
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I've heard of situations like that happening in the "old days", but in the dozens of suicides I've covered we always call them as we see them. In fact, in one of them, the officer was dispatched to a scene where the deceased by suicide turned out to be his best friend. Despite all the motive in the world to sugar-coat that, we deemed it what it appeared to be--a suicide.Len, was it you that was telling us about how police departments were, at least at one time, predisposed to call suicides accidents whenever possible? For the family (both financially/insurance-wise and peace of mind wise)?
I have no insight into this situation in Mansfield, but the official story on these isn't always the truth.
Moreover, while it may serve no purpose (besides doing violence to truth) to deem a death a suicide in regards to the family, situations such as this where there could be premesis liability, the distinction is quite relevant.