Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson reveals why he shot Missouri black teenager

NateThayer.com ^ | August 16,2014 | Nate Thayer

[nikos1121]

I used to agree with you, but by chance do you follow tournement fishing? Everyone who takes prize money takes a lie detector test. So explain that one to me.

[Cboldt]

-- The narrative says that at first he did not stop Brown because he thought they were suspects. IT was only after he started to leave that he heard something on the radio about a robbery ... --

I will admit to not following the details of the incident very closely, but you make an important distinction as to precise timing of Wilson's awareness of the strongarm robbery.

The account presented here is the most detailed one I've seen. My vague impression has been that the police made a point of saying Wilson didn't know about the robbery (period). I'm not sure that's what they actually said, or if it was qualified as "robbery wasn't the reason to tell them to get out of the middle of the street - although that's sort of a "duh, no kidding" point. If the initial request to brown was to get out of the middle of the street, it seems rather obvious that Wilson didn't suspect Brown of anything other than walking in the middle of the street.

[nikos1121]

Succintly put.

[ctdonath2]

What mistake did George Z make? Try as he did to screw his case up, and as much of an idiot he was afterwards, he was acquitted and remains free. Poor judgement, but didn’t make a mistake (at least an objectively consequential one).

[Reagan80]

How about ‘Continuity of Care Manager’ (Patient Dumper), like Moochelle?

[nikos1121]

The police chief was asked repeatedly if Wilson knew of the robbery. He said that he didn’t know. I think the narrative suggusts that he didn’t stop the two kids because he knew of the robbery. There is some indication from the narrative that Wilson some time later, within a minute or two may have heard on the scanner that there was a robbery.

One thing for SURE, Brown was aware of the robbery. He had just committed it. He didn’t know if Wilson knew.

[bk1000]

“...Unless he’s a saint they will make him out to be the biggest racist since Adolph Hitler.”

If the facts prove the story as told from the cop’s friend’s POV, his feelings about race would make no difference in the outcome.

[DoodleDawg]

I used to agree with you, but by chance do you follow tournement fishing? Everyone who takes prize money takes a lie detector test. So explain that one to me.

It's not a court of law. Lie detectors aren't infallible. They can be fooled willingly and they can also give inconclusive results results on answers. The Supreme Court has identified standards that scientific evidence must meet and a polygraph doesn't meet them. The military court system won't accept them as evidence under any circumstances, and most state courts ban them as evidence as well.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

An interesting drill, but I would say that on his signal he takes off running, not yours. Simulate surprise a bit better, but still not great because you are already set to take a course of action.

I once shot with a guy that was IDF trained and still living in Israel, just visiting the states. An interesting experience. His son (12ish) was being instructed by his dad in the riot-control tactics in which dad was trained. And I just stood there and soaked it up. He knew his son was going to serve in a few years, and was prepping him for that day...it was a great afternoon at the range...

[bk1000]

It is looking to me more like suicide by cop: obscure social media posting just prior, petty crime that was sure to draw cops, walking down the middle of the street right after the crime. If he was not out to challenge a cop, why not lay low after shoplifting? I have seen too many times blacks walking in the road when s perfectly good sidewalk was present. But rarely walking in the middle of the road as if to challenge the right of way. Sounds like he really wanted the attention of police.

[Kozak]

You missed the entire OJ trial?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well we have all heard of the 30 ft rule. So if the kid was 35 ft away and charged the officer really did have very little time to respond.

[PoloSec]

Setting the truth aside, which is what will happen, Darren Wilson does not stand a chance of a normal life, he may be sacrificed to quell the lust for revenge, even though the sacrifice will do nothing.

We don’t know the truth yet, but those who work in the police department know, I believe Wilson’s story, just as I did Zimmermans story when it was first told, the truth you can’t just make up, like you can a lie.

[Kenny Bunk]

What mistake did George Z make, other than acting like an idiot after the trial.

Wasn't that enough?

[GOPJ]

This is how small towns in Maine, with 3% African-American population, wind up with an African-American Police Chief ... usually some Affirmative Action idiot who was cashiered in a big-city PD... but with a big settlement. Nation-wide search, hefty fee to the search firm ... get us a black school superintendent while we're at it, and maybe an Hispanic Fire Chief.

Insightful Kenny... thanks for sharing.

[Jaded]

mark

[rolling_stone]

so lets hear about mike brown..his history why was he living with grandma what about his parents juvenile record?

[Mathews]

I agree. Buddy initiates the drill. That's how we did it in the day too... forgot about that. I talk very plainly to my two boys. We play with Nerf guns all the time and they have already learned the basics of a tactical entry and bounding overwatch. They think they are simply having fun, but they are also learning great skills. They completely annihilate the neighborhood kids when they get together with everyone in our commons area. Fun to watch them slice the pie and what not. Good boys and they definately know about muzzle control. The oldest swept Mama with his Nerf sniper rifle and she had that boy pushing the ground until he darned near puked.

[super7man]

His life is in danger from savages.

Thinkin' Alaska is looking pretty good.