This is why so many people are a little upset and should continue to protest in a peaceful, orderly fashion. They should push for body cameras on all officers to avoid this in the future. If you can afford those expensive MRAPs and drones, you can afford to protect the good officers and the citizens they must protect. Whats that line authoritarians always say? If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear, right? From the article, There are inconsistencies in Wilsons story. He estimates that Brown ran 20-30 feet away from the car and then charged another 10 feet back towards Wilson. But we know Brown died 150 feet away from the car. There are also consistencies. St Louis prosecutor Robert McCulloch said that Browns DNA was found inside Wilsons car, suggesting there was a physical altercation inside the vehicle. We know shots were fired from inside the car. We know Browns bullet wounds show he was only hit from the front, never from the back. But the larger question is, in a sense, simpler: Why? Why did Michael Brown, an 18-year-old kid headed to college, refuse to move from the middle of the street to the sidewalk? Why would he curse out a police officer? Why would he attack a police officer? Why would he dare a police officer to shoot him? Why would he charge a police officer holding a gun? Why would he put his hand in his waistband while charging, even though he was unarmed? NONE OF THIS FITS WITH WHAT WE KNOW OF MICHAEL BROWN None of this fits with what we know of Michael Brown. Brown wasnt a hardened felon. He didnt have a death wish. And while he might have been stoned, this isnt how stoned people act. The toxicology report did not indicate he was on PCP or something that wouldve led to suicidal aggression. Which doesnt mean Wilson is a liar. Unbelievable things happen every day. The fact that his story raises more questions than it answers doesnt mean it isnt true. But the point of a trial would have been to try to answer these questions. We would have either found out if everything we thought we knew about Brown was wrong, or if Wilsons story was flawed in important ways. But now were not going to get that chance. Were just left with Wilsons unbelievable story.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:04:28 +0000
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