ummmm get ur facts straight...... ur read a finding from the autopsy and put ur own spin on it and then call it fact? cmon...
FBI forensic tests showed the gun was fired twice INSIDE the car. one bullet hitting brown's arm and the second one missed
in addition to wilson's uniform and gun, forensic tests found the
teen's blood on the INTERIOR door panel of his car.
NO BLOOD OR DNA of MB inside car? where do u get this stuff from? again.... right from ur own article..... "With regard to the thumb wound suffered by Brown, he concluded that the thumb was just a “few inches” away from Wilson’s gun. He praised the work of a technician who had
found in Wilson’s car skin tissue that appeared to be from Michael Brown’s thumb"
right from ur own article....."This physical evidence is thus quite consistent with Wilson’s testimony that Brown was trying to get hold of Wilson’s weapon, creating a fear in Wilson that he was going to get shot"
and again....."Here again, this testimony was consistent with Wilson’s testimony. It aligned with
Brown charging forward toward Wilson, coming to a halt only when Wilson was able to get a FATAL shot to the head.
Significantly, the ME’s testimony did not align with those who claimed (before the grand jury or in the media) the Wilson had gunned Brown down in the back."
so now a robbery suspect is only dangerous wen they actually have a weapon so the police were mislead into thinking he wasn't dangerous? really? plenty of armed robberies take place without the suspect displaying a gun. just because he didn't display one didnt mean he didn't have one.
plenty of robberies take place by suspects without pulling out a weapon because they simply feel they can over power someone and no need to pull out their weapon. ya know like wen a 300 lb man STRONG ARM's a 160 lb man and commits a ROBBERY! its comical how ppl downplay a strong arm robbery as tho its kids play.
make no mistake he was going to PRISON for what he did plain and simple but he's not a dangerous guy at all. I mean his actions that day clear display that of a gentle giant..... uve been drinking way too much of the kook-aid my friend.
so if a guy walks into a bank and says "give me all ur money" yet displays no weapon that means he's not dangerous?
I read and reread the evidence and there are some interesting issues (this is based mostly on the Washington Post analysis of the evidence and GJ testimony:
- Wilson says MB reached into the car trying to get his gun and a struggle over the gun ensued. But there is no blood or DNA of MB's inside the car. MB's blood was on the door, but on the outside of it. It is much more likely that Wilson drew his gun on MB and MB grabbed it because he thought Wilson was going to shoot him. This in and of itself is a technicality, as it was reasonable for Wilson to pull his gun to maintain control of this situation.
- MB’s body had traces of THC. If the world was high on Mary-Jane it would be a very peaceful place full of happy people with the munchies.
- The store owner did not report the shop lifting by MB, another customer did. They reported a “strong-arm robbery”. In fact MB had taken a $15 pack of cigarillos to smoke some weed without a weapon or physically assaulting anyone. So the police were operating under an inflated assumption of how dangerous MB was. I believe this is critical because the Police think they are after a dangerous suspect and MB is wondering why the Cops were hassling him.
- When the gun went off, MB and friend start running. Wilson gets out of the car and fires on MB, apparently missing him several times. One shot struck MB from behind in the arm. The examiner states that because of the way the arm moves it could be hit in the back while the suspect is coming toward the officer. The more likely scenario is MB was running away from the officer when he was hit in the arm.
- Now things get a bit confused and the evidence does not prove either scenario. Wilson says he ran after MB and only fired the 6 shots when MB turned and charged him. The examiner says the evidence supports Wilson’s story because the spent shells lay on the ground spaced as Wilson retreated. But this evidence also supports the scenario where Wilson gets out of the car and fires several shots, one hitting MB in the back of the arm. Then Wilson runs after MB still firing. MB then turns and gestures surrender but Wilson continues to move forward firing at MB and killing him.
- The examiner simply says that the physical evidence is consistent with Wilson’s story – not that it proves it to be true. MB’s body lay on the ground for hours while the scene was investigated, plenty of time to coordinate a story. This might seem far- fetched but clearly Wilson is thoroughly coached in his interview on TV and was probably well coached for the GJ. But the evidence does not prove conclusively that Wilson’s story is true – which is why there should have been a trial. However even with the trial, I don’t see Wilson being convicted because that same evidence is not conclusive.
- The first thing I asked is what Wilson’s record was; had he had a confrontation with MB previously? How did this situation escalate so quickly? But Wilson had a clean record and had never fired his weapon before. So I believe he felt he had reason and was not a redneck out to show those n-words a thing or two. Seems he was a decent cop who had a very bad day.
When I look at all of this, it looks like an unfortunate misunderstanding. Wilson thought he was chasing a dangerous suspect who had just committed an armed robbery. MB thought the cops were hassling him and had the typical minority mindset that cops are bad people. Those things made both Wilson and MB over-react on that street in Ferguson. The question we can never answer is whether those last 6 shots that killed MB were fired because Wilson was pissed (murder) or in fear for his life (doing his job). So we can't answer this mystery and how you feel about it probably rests on your prejudices whether you are white or black. But this does not mean that there is not a disparity in the justice system against brown and poor people - this is fact.
Here are some good references, read the comments also:
“In three minutes, two lives collide and a nation divides over Ferguson shooting”:
In three minutes, two lives collide and a nation divides over Ferguson shooting - The Washington Post
“The physical evidence in the Michael Brown case supported the officer [updated with DNA evidence”:
The physical evidence in the Michael Brown case supported the officer [updated with DNA evidence] - The Washington Post
