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Sorry for ya, but the officer who killed him didn’t even know he’d robbed the store. And you had such a convenient little scenario going there too. Too bad.

25 posted on 08/15/2014 12:16:29 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)

The reports I’ve read said the officer was responding to a robbery - a robbery where this guy fit the description.

32 posted on 08/15/2014 12:19:56 PM PDT by DB

The cops were called to the scene because of the robbery. Graffiti was painted on the store (which was looted and destroyed) about “snitchers get stitches”.

33 posted on 08/15/2014 12:20:07 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)

Cops do carry radio’s with all of them and when there is a robbery the description of the perp is broadcast to the whole department. He would’ve know there was robbery and the description of the perp.

41 posted on 08/15/2014 12:25:43 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)

How do you know that the cop didn’t know that Brown had robbed the store? What are your sources?

48 posted on 08/15/2014 12:30:11 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)

Sorry for ya, but the officer who killed him didn’t even know he’d robbed the store. And you had such a convenient little scenario going there too. Too bad.

Sorry for you, but the Gentle Giant was facing 5 to 10 for strong armed robbery (a typical sentence, don't know about Missouri). This would have interfered with him "turning his life around", and given him plenty of incentive to go for the officer's gun, even if it was a standard "get off the street" type of stop. Also, IIRC the dispatch mentioned Gentle Giant by name, meaning that police were probably very familiar with his pre-"turned-his-life-around" antics, and the officer probably knew who this 300 pound monster was (300 pound feral predators don't exactly grow on trees). Even if he wasn't mentioned by name (I am taking everything reported with a huge grain of salt), the physical description would have been enough, in all likelihood. The Gentle Giant's assault on the officer would have been potentially deadly, and, as I said, GG was facing a significant sentence that would have interfered with his academic plans.

At a minimum, Gentle Giant would have agitated, since he had not yet had time to consume his blunts.

75 posted on 08/15/2014 12:48:04 PM PDT by jjsheridan5 (Remember Mississippi -- leave the GOP plantation)

I liked the fact that Brown grew a full inch in height during that scenario.

94 posted on 08/15/2014 1:34:55 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)

the officer who killed him didn’t even know he’d robbed the store.

How do you know that? post your proof.

97 posted on 08/15/2014 1:54:25 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (If you're on the same side of Ferguson as Al and Jesse, then you F-ed up somewhere. Rethink it dummy)

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