Yours is a fair assessment, as are those who had the wisdom to know that CPR could be responsible for some of the Childs injuries. It`s too emotional and too easy to jump to conclusions when a little one is hurt or killed. The report does say however that there were also "injuries to the neck, consistent with abuse".I see this as the result of improper CPR rather than abuse. Could be wrong, but everything injured is likely within one hand width of an adult.
I have seen hundreds of patients arrive after CPR. I've seen a mainstem bronchus torn off. Frequently rib fx, sternal fractures, popped lungs, and a spleen injury.
Most abuse to kids is on the head/face/extremities. But this guy what, drop kicked the kid in the chest? Palm strike? He said he called 911 and was doing CPR. Going to be very difficult to convict I think unless there's more to the story that we don't know.
We just had a cop lift a car off a woman to save her life. Adrenaline is an amazing thing.
Even the title of this post is placing this story inside a typical narrative, prejudicing those who will read it, or sit on a jury.
A jury, if this goes there, will have the benefit of facts and information we`ll never have or know. You`re correct though, and I`ve learned a lesson that I should have already known; sift through the emotion when making a judgment on anything in the news media.