I've got an acquaintance who is retired HPD. I asked him about this case and he was very much of the "wait until the facts come out before rendering judgement" mentality, which I can understand given his background and history. I asked about the words of the union rep, and he said he understands why the guy said what he did, because that is the same feeling among a lot of the rank and file. He basically blamed the rhetoric of BML, "Hands up, don't shoot", "fry like bacon" shit for driving the cops to be so defensive, which sounds like Fox News spin all day long to me. He didn't really respond to my proposition that words like this from a union rep only exacerbate the divide. To me, that rep sounds more like a Teamster mob boss from the 60's than anything else.
I asked about Art, and he said "Acevedo is a politician, not a good chief" and that he is essentially trying to CYA for future political reasons by opting for an internal investigation vs. bringing in the Texas Rangers to do an honest 3rd party investigation. I've got to believe that the Ranger will be brought in eventually if shit goes awry, which I suspect it will.