BREAKING REPORT – Dorian Johnson Recants Media Statement ?

The Conservative Treehouse ^ | 8-19-2014 | sundance

[sheikdetailfeather]

Bear with us – and proceed with caution – as we give you breaking news and source out the information:

[yldstrk]

You don’t withhold information for a week while your city burns.

It doesn’t take a week to get the essentials about what happened.

I really don’t care how you characterize my comments, I know they are correct and I will place the blame for stupidity and ineptitude where it lies — with the police department.

[Smokin' Joe]

The problem is, will this stir the hornet’s nest further or will they all go home and self-comfort?

The official version will be doubted because it is official. Any recantations, any change to the St Trayvon of Skittles meme ginned up for the purpose of looting and pillaging will be regarded as either a ploy to stop the looting and pillaging or beaten (or otherwise coerced) out of the witnesses to stop the looting and pillaging. After all it was a cracka against a brutha, and that draws the battle lines, often among allegedly thinking people.

So it doesn't matter what is said at this point, there is stuff to take and there are buildings to burn, and until the thieves have gorged their appetites, and the ruins are done smoldering, the crap will continue, regardless.

What's right, what's wrong haven't mattered since the first angry voice in the aftermath of the shooting.

And regardless, the media will continue to sell soap.

[dragnet2]

JJ has a real valid point. As a matter of routine they’ll withhold information in an investigation for many good reasons...With millions wanting Wilson dead or railroaded into the joint for life regardless of evidence, they have to be very careful.

I know it’s frustrating and everyone wants to see exactly what their investigation reveals or says, but we have to wait...Anything incorrect or inaccurate found in their investigation will be attacked/discredited and could only help hang Wilson...

[Mark17]

The problem is, will this stir the hornet’s nest further or will they all go home and self-comfort?

The hornet's nest. The facts are not relevant. Never have been, never will be. I did see a white female at the riot scene say this is the start of the revolution. Is it time to get it over, once and for all? It sounds like that is what some of them want.

[dragnet2]

Yep..

[kvanbrunt2]

such grace in your post. bless you and your family.

[Kansas58]

try to understand legal principles here.

If you cause a death by a criminal act, you can be charged with MURDER!

[jjsheridan5]

I don't mean to get into a big debate over this, so I will just leave at this: I understand your point. And to a large degree, I agree with you. But given that we don't know why they didn't release more information, and given that there are number of good reasons information is not released early, I think it is premature to label it is as wrong. The reason that this argument that the police are at fault bothers me so much, is that it completely absolves the behavior of those that deserve the lion's share of the blame: the media, and others.

But there is another reason that the police may have withheld the information. Anything they say is more likely to inflame the situation further, as opposed to make the situation better (I know that some people disagree, and think that it would help, but I think they are wrong -- the police would have been viewed as lying to protect their own -- a drip-drip-drip of poorly substantiated leaks would have fueled the paranoia and rage, not lessened it). So maybe they made the decision that they needed to be silent, until they could approach the public with such an airtight case that any voice that said that it was manufactured would appear irrational. If that is the case, then I believe that they, just like Officer Wilson, did the only thing they could do, in a very difficult situation.

Just to amplify the above point. Suppose they had said that Officer Wilson had a broken bone in his face, they would have immediately been inundated with demands for more information, or demands to justify how it was germane, that they would have been in a situation where they would have been placing themselves in a weak position, given that the rest of the investigation was still ongoing. Don't forget, the media will lead the charge in pouncing on anything they say, in order to make it appear that the police are reaching, lying, besmirching the Gentle Giant, racist, incompetent, or anything else the media wants to convey. And if that was successful, and the police were to appear indecisive, weak, racist, whatever -- tensions go up, not down. In that situation, the best strategy is to hold your cards close to your vest, and when you display them, have an unbeatable hand.

[Paul R.]

If key witnesses keep changing their story, a week might be too short. Besides, there are factions in the crowd that will incite “flames” regardless of what authorities say, and even the majority of those peacefully protesting likely will disbelieve any evidence the authorities present that doesn’t fit the “we are oppressed” script.

[kvanbrunt2]

who knows what happens on the out side world but if this kid tells the truth.....

[kvanbrunt2]

wow and my gf and i would also say amen. she doesn’t see FR.

[AzNASCARfan]

But, hasn’t he been in federal custody? Thought he was Eric Holder’s star witness while their investigation with 40 agents proceeded... The more facts that appear to leak out, the more it appears this Federal investigation was needed about as much as the extra scrutiny for Trayvon Martin... NOT at all! Sounds to me like his sweetheart deal may be falling apart and he is trying to get out in front of it...

[Paul R.]

The reason that this argument that the police are at fault bothers me so much, is that it completely absolves the behavior of those that deserve the lion's share of the blame: the media, and others.

Spot on. The media's behavior in all this (and I have been watching the live feeds, etc., when I can), not to mention various politicians and certain "black leaders", makes virtually anything the local authorities say, or don't say, "inflammatory".

[ArmstedFragg]

Close to three hours since the original post and no confirmation. Think I’m going to bag the thread.

Sigh! Woulda been nice... but probably too much to expect.

[dragnet2]

We’ll see...

[Eagles6]

You are an idiot, truly.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Breaking: Special Ops Contractors & Former Navy SEALS Deploying to #Ferguson

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/breaking-special-ops-contractors-former-navy-seals-deploying-to-ferguson/

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Wow...nice to see that Eric Holder has a crafting side...wonder if he picked up those beads at HobbyLobby?

[virgil]

Yeah, now it looks like quid pro quo. Johnson gets a plea deal for telling the story the city wants in order to make it a justified shooting.

[Artcore]

Sorry, but this sounds like Bull Sh*t. It’s been how many hours, and still no big name news sources (including Drudge and Fox) have anything about this supposed recant.

This is not passing the smell test. I’d like to believe it, but this just doesn’t smell right.