Posted on 11/28/2014 12:54:14 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Serious errors in the handling of the Michael Brown shooting have been exposed by the grand jury files on the case, including Darren Wilson's gun not being tested for fingerprints – and the officer washing blood off his hands.
A 12-person jury, after hearing more than 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses, ruled that Officer Wilson will not have to stand trial over the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
However, in the thousands of pages of evidence released to the public afterwards were glaring examples of crime scene protocol not being followed.
One of Officer Wilson's key lines of defence was that Michael Brown made him fear he was going to be shot because he tried to grab his gun while in his car.
But Wilson placed the gun in an evidence bag himself and the weapon was not tested for fingerprints because, an investigator argued, 'he never lost control of his gun', Huffington Post reported.
Wilson was also allowed to drive himself away from the crime scene and wash blood off his hands, actions that are extremely unorthodox according to experts and government rules. David Klinger, an expert on police shootings with the University of Missouri at St Louis, told The Washington Post: 'An officer driving himself back? Wrong. An officer booking his own gun into evidence? Wrong. The appropriate investigative procedures were not followed.'
And a 2013 Justice Department manual on processing crime scenes makes the procedure for dealing with blood extremely clear: 'Do not allow suspect to use bathroom facilities, or to alter his/her appearance, including brushing hair or washing hands.'
There were numerous other possible breaches in protocol that the jury hearing highlighted.
The first officer to interview Wilson after the shooting didn't record the conversation or take notes
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That is true because you can test for either fingerprints or DNA, but not both. it was tested for DNA.
And some people will scream “cover up” to the end of time.
These are not even laws. They are things recommended so that better quality evidence can be presented at a trial.
After going through what he did, a trial would have been the last thing Wilson would imagine at he time. In future more care should be taken knowing the temper of the times.
Why wasn't he clocked driving 2 mph over the speed limit?
Here's your answer, hon.
I’ve certainly got a log of questions to ask Brown. I would like them answered. I don’t think there’s any excuse for how he conducted himself. For starters his family can explain why he thought it was okay to do what he did.
I honestly think this woman feels she is in the right. Sadly, she is so woefully mixed up.
However the critical test was the one that found muzzle flash residue in the thumb wound of Brown which is impossible unless you are inches away from the gun at the time it fires. Also Brown’s blood was found on the inside of the car and the window was smashed inward. Fingerprints or lack of them would not change that since Brown did not succeed in getting the gun away from Wilson otherwise the story would’ve most certainly ended differently and Michael Brown would be facing trial for murder or attempted murder of Wilson.
OK, after a careful reading of this article my answer is...
So?
Lets just ignore the testimony of the witness, who lied and then backtracked, lied again.
Give it up libbys, this case is over and done with. Go suck your thumbs.
RE: OK, after a careful reading of this article my answer is...
So?
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Wouldn’t the fingerprints of Michael Brown on the gun be adequate proof that he struggled to take the gun from Officer Wilson?
If they are going to play “forensic expert”, they may well want to learn how forensics work.
This is an important issue Wilson might wish to raise if there were ever a trial. The only use of that examination would have been to provide evidence exculpatory to Wilson not Brown. The absence of ridge impressions would not negate the blood, DNA and close proximity wound on Brown’s hand. The presence of such impressions would only support Wilson’s claim. The absence of testing denies Wilson one more piece of supporting information.
Well done. Thanks
Too many CGI shows— there is no such thing as a perfect investigation.
Irrelevant...six different witnesses, both BLACK and white, corroborated Wilson’s account of the struggle.
It would be interesting to know what percentage of crime scenes are processed 100% compliant with Justice Department guidelines.
5%, 10%?
Any hack attorney can spend days going over reports like this, and come up with some anomalies.
In the overall scheme of things, it’s pointless to do. It still gives your ambulance chasers something to talk about.
The witness testimony could easily have backed up the officer’s claim of Brown reaching in the car. They seem to have backed him up fairly well.
Exactly!
Wilson was also allowed to drive himself away from the crime scene.
How did he drive away? His vehicle was there for hours while the criminal investigation unit documented the crime scene? Did he use someone else’s vehicle? Maybe he left because of the numerous death threats from the locals.
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