The judge indicts two GEI agents for the shooting of the Securitas gunman in Riudoms, summoning them as investigated for a disproportionate action that caused severe spinal cord injuries. The case is dismissed for eight other police officers, evidencing contradictions between their versions and the official report. For the sector, this case marks a turning point in the evaluation of the proportionality of the use of force.
Forensic simulation: the digital witness that does not lie ⚖️
Forensic simulation and 3D data analysis become essential tools for determining the proportionality of the use of force. Digital reconstruction allows for the precise recreation of shooting angles, distances, reaction times, and projectile trajectories. With this data, experts and judges can contrast statements with an objective virtual reality, reducing the ambiguity of testimonies. In Riudoms, the difference between the indictment of two agents and the dismissal of eight could lie in the precision of these models, which offer a neutral perspective of the events.
When the pixel knows more than the witness 🤖
It seems that now judges need a computer to find out what happened, while the agents get tangled up in their own accounts. Eight police officers get off due to contradictions, but two carry the burden. At this rate, official reports will be written directly in binary code to avoid misunderstandings. The irony is that the bullet causing the spinal cord injury is studied with more coldness than the pulse of the agent who fired it. Technology advances, but whoever has a good lawyer and a 3D model, get ready for trial.