A “gotcha” question that was handled badly.
Trump, Fiorina and Cruz handle these well. Carson does not.
Wrong answer: “It’s hard to say. I probably, knowing who he was, I probably just would have arrested him.”
(Speculation and a display of ignorance. Carson defaults to the MSM lies because that is all he knows.)
Right answer: “The Justice Department found that Darren Wilson reacted as best as he could. I am not in Officer Wilson’s shoes.”
(Facts. Only facts. Ends any re-phrased gotcha questions.)
No it wasn't. Carson revealed what he's all about and it was good that he expressed what he really thinks this early in the winnowing of candidates. Recall that he also sided against George Zimmerman. For Bennie, all the matters is skin color.