Those four officers saw a black man in a dangerous neighborhood.
An officer saw a man on the roof of the building.
The officers could not see who, if anyone, the man was shooting at, the police said.
It was just as well that the "Two" officers behind him couldn't see the look on his face.
The officer could see hate in the other man's eyes.
Today, many senior officers see the issue in a long historical perspective.
Rather than wake him right away, the first officer would see what the message was about.
The officer turned, saw him, and walked across to where he stood.
The second officer could see that with his own eyes.
But not even the senior officers really saw it that way.