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Breaking: Michael Brown Allegedly Involved in Second Degree Murder Case
IJReview ^ | 08/29/2014 | Kyle Becker

Posted on 08/29/2014 6:16:53 AM PDT by safetysign

Charles C. Johnson, the Editor-in-Chief of Got News and the investigator who debunked the Everytown shootings map, is suing the St. Louis County Court to release Ferguson shooting victim Michael Brown’s juvenile arrest records. As relayed by the website YoungCons.com, Johnson claims that he has “confirmed” Michael Brown was arrested in a case involving second-degree murder: record Johnson earlier reported on Twitter that he had two contacts in the St. Louis Police Department tell him that Michael Brown had a juvenile criminal record, thus prompting the lawsuit: record2 The reporter has been challenged on his rationale for seeking the juvenile records of Brown, and this is his response today: lawyers As reported by Ryan Gorman of AOL News, the citizen journalist wants the alleged arrest records released to the public: “To find out if those police officers are correct requires seeing Brown’s juvenile arrest record, which ought to be freely available given that he is dead and therefore has no right to privacy remaining,” insists Johnson.

“Knowing the truth about Brown’s past will help us gauge the credibility of his parents and family who have called him a ‘gentle giant.’”

Attorney Johnathon Burns, who is arguing the case, told KMOX that since the teen is deceased, his records are no longer sealed. The lawsuit follows below, via SCRIBD: Lawsuit to Release Michael Brown Juvenile Record

The lack of transparency involving the Michael Brown shooting was a major factor in the conflagration in Ferguson. After the initial reports of the Ferguson shooting arose, numerous major news media outlets jumped on the story to frame it as a racially prejudiced police officer shooting an unarmed “gentle giant” when he either had his hands up or was running away. When video surveillance photos of Michael Brown surfaced, the media questioned the police’s release of the information, which the Holder Justice Department wanted withheld from the public. The story of the strong-arm robbery accomplice Dorian Johnson that Brown was running away appears to be falsified with an initial autopsy failing to show gunshots in the back of Michael Brown. The police deparment’s version of the story, as well as that of Wilson’s friend, and an unidentified witness commenting on the case, appear to corroborate the story that Brown continued to come at the officer after being initially fired at. The background evidence of the strong-arm robbery and any prior criminal incidents speak to the potential state of mind of Michael Brown during the fatal confrontation. In any event, since the Ferguson rioting, the matter of Michael Brown’s death and how it occurred is a matter of public interest. The facts of the case must be divulged to the public, and that is the only way the second-guessing and the speculation will end. CBS News reported a hearing for the lawsuit is scheduled for September 3rd.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: criminal; ferguson; fergusonshooting; gentlegiant; guilty; juvenilerecord; michaelbown; missouri; police
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To: Westbrook
"He was such a good boy. A gentle giant. Everybody loved him. Except his victims."

Well, he's a good boy today at least.

81 posted on 08/29/2014 8:27:44 AM PDT by The Duke ("Forgiveness is between them and God, it's my job to arrange the meeting.")
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To: a fool in paradise

way too common


82 posted on 08/29/2014 8:33:28 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I am a lawyer, though not a Missouri lawyer, so my opinion still means no more, and no less, than yours on this point.

Immediate flight (in most jurisdictions) typically refers to the period between when the alleged perp leaves the crime scene, until the perp reaches a “place of safety.” It’s a highly fact-specific, case-by-case determination, but I think it would be difficult to argue that he was still in “flight” from the robbery some ten minutes later, calmly walking down the street and not being pursued by anyone.

Re: point 65, I have no knowledge of the Missouri rules of evidence, so I couldn’t even begin to speculate on whether the juvenile record would be admissible in a potential prosecution of Wilson. In many jurisdictions, it would be (evidence of prior bad acts are often admissible to show that an alleged victim was in fact the aggressor), but again, I have no idea how Missouri handles this (or how they handle sealed juvenile records, etc.).


83 posted on 08/29/2014 8:37:55 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: safetysign

You’re correct.

One could see it in his eyes in the still social media photos and by his actions against the store owner after he robbed him of his property.


84 posted on 08/29/2014 8:44:36 AM PDT by Joe Marine 76 ("Honor is the gift a man gives to himself." ~ Rob Roy MacGregor)
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To: safetysign

It was still the cops fault. He did not accept his black beatdown properly. Ever since the Zimmerman case the laws have been changed making iit a federal offense for any white or white Hispanic to defend themselves as it is a racist act.


85 posted on 08/29/2014 8:45:54 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hitlery: Incarnation of evil.)
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To: Mustangman

That sounds like the way it probably played out to me. But why would many people believe a white policeman would simply get out of his car and gun down a black youth for no reason in the middle of the afternoon with many black witnesses around? The original narrative from the libs and race-vultures was so insipid only complete dopes would believe such a witless story.


86 posted on 08/29/2014 8:56:38 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: safetysign

If confirmed, I suspect another truth and justice riot will be in order.


88 posted on 08/29/2014 9:00:20 AM PDT by matt04
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To: Westbrook

Ask that Pakistani convenience store manager how gentle the giant was.


89 posted on 08/29/2014 9:00:23 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: MeshugeMikey; bkopto

LOL, thanks!


90 posted on 08/29/2014 9:02:43 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee! First one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: bkopto
the michael brown meme has gone postal


91 posted on 08/29/2014 9:05:37 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: safetysign
Johnson? Isn't he the MS election blogger who crowed big-time about how awesome it was that Foley got beheaded by ISIS?

Gonna wait for confirmation for another source before I get behind this one.
92 posted on 08/29/2014 9:08:40 AM PDT by OnlyRational (If it's not rational, it's not conservative.)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
I am a lawyer, though not a Missouri lawyer, so my opinion still means no more, and no less, than yours on this point.

Hey,thanks much for your input.Would you care to comment quickly on how the existence of a serious juvenile record (if one exists) might play out in a *Federal* trial?

93 posted on 08/29/2014 9:10:53 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party policy;Lie,deny,refuse to comply)
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To: safetysign

If his parents knew this and didn’t make it public, why, that’s just beyond the pale.


94 posted on 08/29/2014 9:21:40 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

supposedly a mike brown senior had drug arrest and child support issues,,,


95 posted on 08/29/2014 9:21:42 AM PDT by rolling_stone (1984)
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To: safetysign

If he had such a charge hanging over him, it could explain why he would be so violent to avoid an arrest.


96 posted on 08/29/2014 9:22:21 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Diogenesis

The police dept did themselves no favors by not releasing what happen. Still have not seen the officers injuries.


97 posted on 08/29/2014 9:24:53 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Westbrook

‘Except his victims’
Dey be racists.


99 posted on 08/29/2014 9:36:52 AM PDT by griswold3 (I was born here in America. I will die here in a third world country. Obama succeeded.)
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To: safetysign

If true I make two predictions;

1. The police will be blamed for racism when they release the report.

2. The police will be blamed for racism for not disclosing the report immediately.


100 posted on 08/29/2014 9:37:33 AM PDT by Raycpa
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