“Freeman Bosley Jr. said Dorian Johnson, a friend of Brown’s, told the FBI that Officer Darren Wilson confronted the two before the shooting because they were walking in the middle of the street.
Wilson cursed at the pair and ordered them onto the sidewalk, Bosley told The Washington Post. When they refused to comply, he said, the officer grabbed Brown’s throat through the window of his cruiser, pulled out a pistol and shot him. Wilson then chased Brown, shot him in the back and shot him five to six more times as Brown’s hands were raised, Bosley said.”
Is there any verification of this account? First time I heard it, I find it hard to believe. If it did occur this way then I would have a hard time blaming these folks for raising hell. In another report it is said the cop who did the shooting was not aware of the robbery. Where is the truth and who is speaking it?
Police always initiate any discussions with the public with unprovoked cursing. To preempt this behavior the citizen should, if prepared, present the officer with a donut, or failing that pull out the emergency coupon for Dunkin’ Donuts, as we recommended in our earlier discussion on urban survival precautions 101. /sarc
So the officer reached out out of the window of the car and grabbed Brown by the throat.......Brown is 6’4” tall. Unless that cruiser is a Ford Expedition, that isn’t physically possible.
Dorian Johnson should be in jail.Because of his lies he started this riot.
your version is as close as I have been able to determine, and I agree, no wonder they are enraged
“he officer grabbed Brown’s throat through the window of his cruiser,”
Right.
An officer would grab a 300 pound; tall guy’s throat(6 foot plus I think) through his police car window.
Ludicrous story.
Dorian Johnson lied to the FBI. Some of his lies are easily contradicted by cell-phone videos of the scene.
Mike Brown was shot as he was facing the police officer. It appears from his position that he was advancing toward the officer and was at a distance of about 15-20 feet when he fell. Mike Brown was not shot in the back.
Mike Brown and Dorian Johnson had just robbed a convenience store less than 20 minutes earlier and assaulted a store clerk. Their take? A $50 box of cigars. This was captured on the store video tape.
The officer says that both Brown and Johnson assaulted him in his vehicle, and that Brown attempted to grab the officers gun. A shot was fired inside the vehicle.
The officer said that Brown and Johnson started to run away and the officer commanded them to "Freeze". Brown turned and started advancing toward the officer in a threatening manner. "Bum-rushed" was the description given by the officer. The officer fired a number of shots into Brown, which failed to stop him. The last fatal shot was to the forehead.
Audio tracks from the police radio appear to match the officer's report.
The Press, and the Federal Government have attempted to minimize or actively suppress information that would justify the police shooting. The local police have also ordered their forces to stand down in the face of rioting.
Things aren't working out so well.