Cop's Testimony About Michael Brown Shooting Has Ferguson Worried He'll Walk Free

The Stir blog ^ | October 18, 2014 | Kiri Blakeley

[2ndDivisionVet]

It's beginning to look like Ferguson, Missouri might be the scene of yet more horrific riots as word has leaked out about Officer Darren Wilson's grand jury testimony in the Michael Brown shooting investigation. Wilson reportedly testified that he was trying to leave his car to question Brown and his friend as they walked in the middle of the street, but Brown pushed him back into his police car. He then, according to Wilson, pinned him, scratched him repeatedly, and hit his face and neck and tried to take his gun. At this point, Wilson says he shot Brown twice because he was in fear for his life. Brown's blood was reportedly found inside the police car and forensic tests reportedly confirm the gun was shot twice inside the vehicle.

However, critics are pointing out that a huge part of the story is missing -- such as why Brown was then shot four more times outside of the car. And why, as witnesses have claimed, Brown had his hands up in surrender.

Reportedly, government officials have said privately that so far the evidence doesn't indicate that Wilson violated Brown's civil rights.

This leaves many worried that Wilson will be free to walk away from what happened. And given how people reacted to the shooting, Wilson going free is bound to bring more violence to the area. In fact, a Ferguson resident and activist told CNN that if Wilson walks free, "St. Louis [where Wilson is from] will burn."

Dorian Johnson, who was walking with Brown when they were confronted by Wilson, told CNN that when the officer pulled up and told them to get on the sidewalk, he threw his door open so close to them that it hit Brown....

[Rodamala]

If you expect justice... don’t expect it from the judicial system.

[MHT]

There is also no mention of his juvenile record and, judging by the way he strong-armed the convenience store clerk, I don’t think that the film we saw at 7-11 was Michael Brown’s first attempt at shoplifting.

[cynwoody]

This leaves many worried that Wilson will be free to walk away from what happened. And given how people reacted to the shooting, Wilson going free is bound to bring more violence to the area. In fact, a Ferguson resident and activist told CNN that if Wilson walks free, "St. Louis [where Wilson is from] will burn."

So what. That's the sort of problem miniguns were invented to deal with.

When it comes to criminal justice, there is only one correct answer. No matter how many may die as a result.

[driftdiver]

No they are angry the white man won’t pay.

[trebb]

I disagree. The dems want nothing more than to inflame racial overtones in order to spur greater turnout from “minorities” for the midterm elections.

Hence the increase in number of professional rabble-rousers egging them on. They hope for a situation where a number of them get killed to further inflame and energize the Blacks to vote for those that are oh-so willing to sacrifice as many of them as it takes to keep them on their side...

[stinkerpot65]

Young black men: 3% of the population. 50% of the murder.

[FreedomPoster]

They don’t want Wilson imprisoned; they want him lynched, and they are too dim to see the irony.

[USS Alaska]

Dorian Johnson, who was walking with Brown when they were confronted by Wilson,

right after they strong-armed burgled the local store, smoked a little dope, strolled through the middle of the street, and attacked the Police Officer.....confronted indeed.

[elcid1970]

“Never let a crisis go to waste - use it to stock up on ammo. Scared means prepared.”

History shows that rioting blacks imagine white neighborhoods as being armed to the teeth with residents ready to gun down any face of color that appears.

So they burn down their own neighborhoods. That’ll show whitey!

[anton]

Black folks in Ferguson need a person or persons to blame for their miseries and self loathing.

And, they need confirmation that the world treats them as they feel on their insides that they should be treated. A lazy bunch or drunks and addicts and thieves, sons of welfare cheats and disappearing dads. They think they deserve to be mistreated by police. The officer in question will help them prove it.

Not to worry, it doesn’t involve me or you, other than not to get near the misguided fools as they act out this play.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

I wonder if any MSM employees have mentioned LEOKA or even bothered to learn about it.

Table 67 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,1 2003–2012 - PART 1

			2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
Time	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution
Number of victim officers	581,239	100.0	58,600	100.0	59,692	100.0	57,820	100.0	59,396	100.0	61,257	100.0
Total A.M. hours	235,253	40.5	24,018	41.0	24,355	40.8	23,070	39.9	23,964	40.3	24,488	40.0
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m.	88,637	15.2	8,924	15.2	8,932	15.0	8,325	14.4	8,823	14.9	9,318	15.2
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m.	55,521	9.6	5,604	9.6	5,781	9.7	5,438	9.4	5,505	9.3	5,862	9.6
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m.	21,074	3.6	2,288	3.9	2,183	3.7	2,048	3.5	2,169	3.7	2,157	3.5
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m.	14,846	2.6	1,569	2.7	1,626	2.7	1,549	2.7	1,548	2.6	1,476	2.4
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m.	23,947	4.1	2,434	4.2	2,589	4.3	2,518	4.4	2,621	4.4	2,489	4.1
10:01 a.m.–Noon	31,228	5.4	3,199	5.5	3,244	5.4	3,192	5.5	3,298	5.6	3,186	5.2
Total P.M. hours	345,986	59.5	34,582	59.0	35,337	59.2	34,750	60.1	35,432	59.7	36,769	60.0
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m.	34,909	6.0	3,567	6.1	3,627	6.1	3,532	6.1	3,599	6.1	3,659	6.0
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m.	43,148	7.4	4,368	7.5	4,500	7.5	4,268	7.4	4,508	7.6	4,464	7.3
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m.	51,962	8.9	5,197	8.9	5,305	8.9	5,366	9.3	5,307	8.9	5,573	9.1
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m.	61,826	10.6	6,408	10.9	6,067	10.2	6,160	10.7	6,309	10.6	6,372	10.4
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m.	73,304	12.6	7,397	12.6	7,570	12.7	7,276	12.6	7,487	12.6	7,825	12.8
10:01 p.m.–Midnight	80,837	13.9	7,645	13.0	8,268	13.9	8,148	14.1	8,222	13.8	8,876	14.5

Table 67 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted
Time of Incident by Number of Assaults and Percent Distribution,1 2003–2012 - PART 2

	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012
Time	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution	Total	Percent distribution
Number of victim officers	61,087	100.0	58,364	100.0	56,491	100.0	55,631	100.0	52,901	100.0
Total A.M. hours	24,637	40.3	23,586	40.4	22,807	40.4	22,703	40.8	21,625	40.9
12:01 a.m.–2 a.m.	9,585	15.7	9,323	16.0	8,829	15.6	8,555	15.4	8,023	15.2
2:01 a.m.–4 a.m.	5,879	9.6	5,653	9.7	5,390	9.5	5,293	9.5	5,116	9.7
4:01 a.m.–6 a.m.	2,114	3.5	2,082	3.6	1,987	3.5	2,126	3.8	1,920	3.6
6:01 a.m.–8 a.m.	1,480	2.4	1,389	2.4	1,428	2.5	1,438	2.6	1,343	2.5
8:01 a.m.–10 a.m.	2,376	3.9	2,192	3.8	2,291	4.1	2,213	4.0	2,224	4.2
10:01 a.m.–Noon	3,203	5.2	2,947	5.0	2,882	5.1	3,078	5.5	2,999	5.7
Total P.M. hours	36,450	59.7	34,778	59.6	33,684	59.6	32,928	59.2	31,276	59.1
12:01 p.m.–2 p.m.	3,558	5.8	3,414	5.8	3,307	5.9	3,297	5.9	3,349	6.3
2:01 p.m.–4 p.m.	4,286	7.0	4,232	7.3	4,361	7.7	4,145	7.5	4,016	7.6
4:01 p.m.–6 p.m.	5,274	8.6	5,315	9.1	5,045	8.9	4,826	8.7	4,754	9.0
6:01 p.m.–8 p.m.	6,611	10.8	6,269	10.7	6,088	10.8	6,032	10.8	5,510	10.4
8:01 p.m.–10 p.m.	7,853	12.9	7,337	12.6	7,195	12.7	6,808	12.2	6,556	12.4
10:01 p.m.–Midnight	8,868	14.5	8,211	14.1	7,688	13.6	7,820	14.1	7,091	13.4

[Elsiejay]

“Didn’t the wounds on Brown’s arms mentioned in the autopsy report show that his arms were NOT up when he was shot?”

Not certain about this. Thought they indicated that he likely was lunging forward, in attack mode, arms bent upward at the elbow and not raised from the shoulder, which might have best accorded with a “surrender.”
But all this is mostly (useless) conjecture on my part.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Cop’s Testimony About Michael Brown Shooting Has Ferguson Worried He’ll Walk Free

Yeah. Never allow the truth, facts or actual justice to get in the way of a good excuse to riot.................

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

If I grabbed a policemen’s gun, I would expect a similar result.

We all should. And would.

[Future Snake Eater]

It's beginning to look like Ferguson, Missouri might be the scene of yet more horrific riots as word has leaked out about Officer Darren Wilson's grand jury testimony in the Michael Brown shooting investigation.

The implication, of course, being that regardless of whatever facts there may be to the case, he needs to be thrown in prison to prevent more riots. Justice, liberal style.

[Amity]

IMHO, much better odds that Darren Wilson will come out of this okay than there were for Zimmerman. Zimmerman hadn’t a clue that his case might blow up like that; much less of a shock to a good cop when race takes over and things go south. Wilson may never be a cop again, but he’s still part of a brotherhood that knows what it’s like to be railroaded — the Ferguson police attempts to deal with the aftermath are being just as twisted in the news as his actions were. Wilson’s got people who understand what he’s going through as well as you can without dealing with it yourself.

Darren Wilson got hit with a reality he already knew was out there waiting for him; Zimmerman got hit with a reality he may never have imagined even existed, let alone something he had ever imagined dealing with. Wilson’s in a tough spot, but one mostly within his prior understanding of reality; Zimmerman got pushed into a whole new world, and, not surprisingly, is having a really hard time dealing with that.

[itsahoot]

I don’t think that the film we saw at 7-11 was Michael Brown’s first attempt at shoplifting.

Shoplifting is when you try to steal unnoticed, what Brown did in that video was "Strong Arm Robbery" whole different animal.

[MinuteGal]

I firmly believe that this grand jury leak was deliberate. I think the prosecuter knows by now that there's no evidence to indict the police officer and that any case against him will be dismissed.

In order to gradually take some of the wind out of the sails of the protesters and potential rioters, arsonists and looters, IMO this info was subtly but purposely leaked by unknown authorities....and I agree with this tactic. I hope more tidbits of evidentiary innocence will be intentionally leaked again.... well before the day of the final finding.

Not that I think this will all make any difference to the agitators and the feral animals prepared to hang the police officer and burn St. Louis down in ANY event.

Leni

[Mike Darancette]

Reportedly, government officials have said privately that so far the evidence doesn't indicate that Wilson violated Brown's civil rights.

The grand jury is deliberating a civil rights violation??

If the GJ returns no bill then expect a special prosecutor and a quick arrest.

[LevinFan]

“It’s pretty clear that the cop did something wrong - he didn’t put a couple in Dorian when he had the chance.”

Am I missing something, or are you advocating a cop killing a man without cause? To my knowledge, the only one who can even be considered a justified shooting is the one dead.

You may think nothing of the guy, and I’m not impressed myself in regard to his future, but that isn’t a death penalty crime. And cops shooting people under less that trustworthy circumstances is what caused this insanity.