Wilson is kind of a pale pink and Brown WAS brown. But the good news is that Wilson is alive and Brown is not.
My support for the police has been a lot more conditional these days. In far too many instances these days, the police seem more interested in protecting themselves than confronting actual criminals. I don’t think that is the case with the initial police shooting in Ferguson. Based on what I have seen and read, both for and against the policeman’s story, I think the shooting was legitimate and Michael Brown most likely attacked the police officer. Therefore, deadly force was authorized. You can criticize other aspects of the police response afterwards, but the initial shooting seems justified. Other facts may come out that change my opinion, but that is what I think for now.
And that is the $10,000 question. Was Brown stopped when Wilson shot him? Was he running away? Or was he charging the officer? The autopsy should be able to show that.
The perp, then started to run away and Officer Wilson didn't shoot again until Brown changed direction and charges the Police Officer, who, in fear for his life, shot and killed the perp.
In the words of our beloved pResident, PERIOD.
Dear Officer Wilson....given current conditions your life is still in danger.
“Federal Civil Rights investigation . . . “ equals “let’s figure out how to bend the truth and get whitey for killing a poor, indefensible, black man.”
My friend and I went to the convenience store, yadda yadda yadda, this cop stopped us.
Perhaps THE single most biased story about the Ferguson incident yet. This is not a news story, but simply race baiting at its very worst by presenting a grossly one-sided picture of what happened, and deliberately omitting a very large number of mitigating facts about the matter that were emphasized by the New York times, such as:
1. Officer Wilson’s gun was fired twice from in the car as Brown reached in through the car window while pinning Wilson in his patrol car.
2. Brown’s blood was on the gun, meaning close shots, not shots at a distance.
3. The primary witness indicting Wilson was Brown’s accomplice in a robbery a few minutes earlier and who has since recanted his testimony.
4. The forensic evidence contradicts several witness claims that Brown was shot while “surrendering”.
Police officer who shot Michael Brown in Ferguson MO told investigators he was pinned in vehicle and feared for his life... MORE...
'Brown reached for gun'...
Evidence 'does not support civil rights charges'... MORE...
"Evidence, facts do not matter.. only race matters," say Obama-Holder demagogues, race-grievance industry cadre and extortionists, MSM employees . . . .
[My addition at the end.]
Next we’ll be hearing Mark Fuhrman planted the blood drops in the patrol car.
There are three phases in a violent confrontation: the lead-up, the actual fight, and then the aftermath. Everyone seems to be interested in the aftermath which would include the justifications, blame and repercussions, but I ask you to consider the combat itself.
Big Mike attempts first to hit Wilson in the face. Knocking the officer out in one blow could enable Mike to get away. This completely fails.
Next comes the attempt to get the gun which also fails. Mike may have only been trying to stop the lawman from drawing on him, which makes sense, but you must grab the pistol by the slide and NEVER let go! It may fire once, but it will jam.
Failing to get the gun, he now tries to run but is pitifully unfit for this, especially wearing those ridiculous slippers. Ever tried to run in them? Calling for Dorian to run too, (making a second target?) he has got to put enough distance between him and the cop by the time the cop is out of the vehicle and able to bring his pistol to bear. This is the biggest failure yet, so he turns and decides to try to rush the law and attack him again with predictable results.
Big Mike’s tactics during the conflict make sense to me if I assume that he has determined ahead of time, never to be taken alive. He should have known when he was beaten. I hope that a self-defense expert will weigh in on the details of the actual combat and help us learn.
As far as the aftermath is concerned, God’s court is the only one that matters.
I want to see the complete report on the incident. Everything we are getting is bits and pieces. I am tired of going back on forth as to what happened. So far we have no official and final report.