But when it comes to the Nov. 22 shooting and Tamir's actual death, the city is very clear.
Tamir died because he did not "exercise due care," according to the city. The answer marches in lock step with declarations from police representatives and city leaders over the past three months. A litany of claims closes out the city's legal response, asserting that no civil rights were violated when Officer Timothy Loehmann shot the boy.
He was 12. He's dead.