Community still coming to grips with why Michael Brown’s body was left in the street

The Lake County Journal / The Associated Press ^ | September 14, 2014 | David Hunn and Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[2ndDivisionVet]

The indignation was instantaneous. Neighbors in Canfield Green poured from their apartments and stared at 18-year-old Michael Brown, unarmed, face down in the street, shot dead by a police officer.

Then, fueled by camera phones and social media, the outrage jumped out of this suburban apartment complex, crossed St. Louis County, traversed the country and, over the weeks, spread across the world. The Rev. Al Sharpton, preaching at Brown’s funeral two weeks later, said the teen was left in the street “like nobody cared,” as if his life “didn’t matter.”(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

Four page article.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Been hearing a lot about this. It appears “body left in the street” is all they have left.

[cripplecreek]

It was left in the street so the investigation could get done.

Why waste 4 pages explaining that?

[Ken522]

Maybe nobody had a spare bedsheet they could use to cover the body with ... that apartment complex isn't exactly upscale, y'know ....

[Joe 6-pack]

As it seems increasingly likely that the circumstances will not lead to Officer Wilson being charged with homicide, perhaps they’re hoping to at least get him for littering.

[2ndDivisionVet]

That and “are cigars worth being killed for” and “he could’ve been an HVAC mechanic” and the rest of that nonsense...

[Bogey78O]

It was covered up in less than 10-15 minutes then moved when investigation was done.

God states that those who create discord are an abomination. I feel sorry for Sharpton. Not much... but damnation is an awful thing to have to experience.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Neither was Zimmerman’s. Just sayin’. LOL

[Iron Munro]

If the body had been quickly whisked away they would be bitching about that.

[unread]

+1 to you :)

[BenLurkin]

Don’t know about Missouri — but in SoCal it can take hours for the coroner to arrive.

[BenLurkin]

Yup

[cripplecreek]

I remember a situation where there was a multiple murder (7 bodies) and it took nearly 3 days to move them all out of the house. Fortunately it was winter and they could turn the heat down to manage decomposition while they investigated.

[manc]

or a voting registration table right across the street

[MCF]

LOL!

[Celtic Conservative]

Q: Body left in street?
A: Crime scene you morons!

CC

[Tzimisce]

...because it was a crime scene?
...because it was an ongoing investigation?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Ferguson job fair attracts 5,000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3203924/posts

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

You would think the chronic Tee Vee watchers would understand about forensics. Nevermind.

[TigersEye]

Forensic science. Investigative protocol. SOP. 21st Century.

I suppose those phrases would just get the deer in the headlights stare in Ferguson.