Keeping in mind, in another shooting of a man named Powell, police initially reported that he 'charged' at them with knife in the air,,, though tape later shows him pacing back and forth and WALKING with hands at his sides


and even in this case, the story has changed from a very medically valid sounding explanation about a blown 'orbital socket' to one where the officers face was just 'really swollen',,,

and an explanation of why a taser would be ineffective that included a claim that taser doesn't affect unless it contacts 'the skin',,lol



police can make the reaction fit, unless it is contested by some type of proof or disparate account from a witness,,,

http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/08/_5_eyewitness_accounts_of_michael_brown_s_shooting.html?wpisrc=burger?wpisrc=mostpopular

happens all the time

it could be said about both sides

A taser might have worked if he could have reached it and depending on how thick the suspects clothes are not to mention Brown was a big boy, it might have been ineffective. But when an officers getting beat down and a suspect is anywhere near his gun that is what the cops going for and will use.

We have 5 witnesses who all talked to each other before giving their statements to the police. Two of the knuckleheads that told police that Brown put his hands in the air were the same two that made the video where they are talking about Brown beating the cop up on the video.

hey all talked to each other huh? ok

whatever,,,

whatever?????


do not attack people if you dont wanna suffer the possible consequences

the officer is not the first person brown attacked that day

how many people is someone supposed to be permitted to attack before
someone defends themselves

whatever is in response to the constant attempt at discrediting witnesses with things pulled out of the air like 'they all talked to each other'


the officer is not the first person brown 'attacked' but he is the only person who shot him dead after he had left the 'attack' location,, and the only one with training and a paycheck to handle just those situations,,,,

if you dont want shot dont attack people

or knock on peoples doors at night
or play your music too loud
or be 'disobedient' of authority
etc,,,etc,,etc,,,


the justifications for gunning down someone unarmed will never be enough justification for me,,,,,shrugs,,,

Are you being racist?

Why are you so eager to lump these events together?

because they are all examples of people being gunned down and the excuses people make for their killers, of how some offense or crime justifies their being shot,,,

The racist liberal rhetoric today is that events like those you alluded to form an appropriate lens through which to view the Brown shooting.

Nevermind that, in this case, the deceased PUNCHED THE COP and may very well have been charging at him.

don't be confused, just because one group may be of a majority of a race when they protest doesn't make it a 'racist' protest

I am equally disgusted with anyone being shot down when they are unarmed and not even within several arms lengths of their shooter

I am totally awestruck when it is someone TRAINED and PAID to protect that makes the choice to do so

I don't care if its a white male coming from a store and not 'obeying' an order, or a black male leaving the scene of an altercation and not 'obeying' an order, or two white folks leaving the scene of a robbery and being gunned down(this last was not a cop that did the shooting)

its EXCESSSIVE and shouldn't be excused or tolerated,, full stop




and only the police and their 'witnesses' can confirm or deny whether this HUGE and DEADLY person crazy on WEED decided to try to get away from an officer with a gun, but charge at an officer shooting a gun,,,


I believe they will gather enough such 'witnesses' to claim that there was a 'rush' that happened and it will have to be decided if they are more backed by the evidence than the 'witnesses' who say he was trying to get away and turned to surrender.....

but I hope that doesn't stop serious review into that department and how they are interacting with the community they are supposed to protect and serve


plenty of people still walking around in and out of jail who hit or fought a police officer

the previous physical confrontation, once ended, is no longer relevant to the choice to shoot him dead IN THE MOMENTS the shooting happened,,,

not likely dodo

damage is done

kid pushing and shoving and stealing cigars is a 'thug'

cop who shoots an unarmed 18 year old is a 'decorated' officer,,,


cant unring the bell,,,,

Hey, I have an idea. It is so crazy that it might work.

How about we all just wait until the formal investigation is completed and the results are released before we speculate any more about this controversy.

What fun would that be.
I mean who doesn't like picking what parts of "evidence" they want to believe in order to push their agenda. And yes I'm guilty of it also.

Of course not. But that doesn't change the fact that there is a lot of racist, liberal rhetoric surrounding this event. And a lot of that rhetoric encourages people to see it through a very limited, very distorting lens.

which information is just 'revealing facts' and which information is 'racist rhetoric'?

The police are looking for the person that belongs to this voice. It's been on the news here a lot.

"Conversation recorded by bystander just moments after Michael Brown shooting casts doubt on claims the teen surrendered to Officer Darren Wilson"

Scroll down until you see the video labeled "Eyewitness account moments after Michael Brown shooting".

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2727321/Conversation-recorded-bystander-just-moments-Michael-Brown-shooting-casts-doubt-claims-teen-surrendered-Officer-Darren-Wilson.html

I have my own theory that the media purposely slants things so things look a certain way, creating more tension between races.

Dorian Johnson was a bad example for that article. Everybody knows he lied. If he had not lied, the riots may not have happened. I hope they find a charge for him.