ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE MYTH BUSTED AS MICHAEL BROWN HAD A CLEAN JUVENILE RECORD By Justin Baragona SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Another right-wing lie was exposed on Wednesday as the St. Louis Juvenile Court revealed that Michael Brown , the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot to death by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on August 9th, was not facing any serious felony charges at the time of his death. He also had not been found delinquent of the juvenile equivalent of Class A, B or C felonies, per Cynthia Harcourt, a lawyer for the court who was arguing that the records should stay sealed. This information was eventually revealed today, despite the opposition of the Brown family, who felt it was confidential and an attempt by media organizations to try to further assassinate Michael Brown’s character, due to two requests. One request was by a local newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The other request came from Charles C. Johnson, a right-wing blogger who had made spurious claims that Brown had a juvenile arrest record that included a second-degree murder. Johnson insists that two contacts of his within the St. Louis Police Department provided him with this information. After a while, much like with the fake X-ray purported to be of Darren Wilson’s non-existent fractured orbital,this story took off in the conservative blogosphere. And, just like with that story, or right-wing claims that the audio recording from Brown’s death was a hoax, conservatives who have pushed all-in on defaming a young black man are floundering. Of course, Johnson thinks there is a conspiracy afoot, still feels this is a victory for him and is hyping up more ‘blockbuster’ stories he is working on. In the end, there was nothing to report. The reason the family didnt want to release any juvenile records (if there were any) is because they feel that those should remain private. The argument that Johnson and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch used is that since Brown is now dead, he shouldn’t have any right to privacy. Obviously, Brown’s family and the juvenile court knew that the only reason anyone wanted to see Michael’s juvenile records was to use it against him. The fact is, beyond calling Michael Brown a murder, Johnson has made a lot of other crazy accusations, such as claiming Brown was in a gang. He even took a shot at Michael’s mom for saying he wasn’t in a gang. You know, I get why Johnson was suing to get these records. He was hoping to find something, ANYTHING, to justify the pure conjecture he’s been floating out on the internet that wingnut racists have been gobbling up for weeks. However, what I don’t get is why the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a respected publication, jumped on board this tasteless attempt to smear a dead kid. We can talk all we want about freedom of information and what not. In the end, Brown is the victim. He was shot at over 10 times and was hit with at least six bullets. Why the need to needlessly trample on his grave? Thankfully, the paper didn’t get its tabloid headline on Wednesday. politicususa/2014/09/03/conservative-myth-busted-michael-brown-clean-juvenile-record.html 3 of 14 defining characteristics of fascism...the Republican Party has all 14. • Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of need. The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc. • Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause -The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc. • Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations. rense/general37/char.htm
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