Posted on 11/16/2014 5:55:25 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Never-before-seen video of Officer Darren Wilson on the night he shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., contradict police testimony, according to Brown’s family.
The video shows Wilson leave for the hospital a few hours after he shot Brown fatally, an incident that sparked weeks of protests and at times violent clashes with heavily armed police. It also started a nationwide discussion on the treatment of black people by the police.
The police department leaked information that Wilson had been severely beaten and suffered an orbital eye socket “blowout,” which suggested that the shooting was justified, but the video released indicated the “initial description of his injuries were exaggerated,” according to a statement from Brown’s family as quoted by ABC News.
Wilson claimed that he shot Brown in self-defense after Brown tried to grab at his gun and they wrestled in the police car. Brown’s family and some eyewitnesses claim that Wilson shot him after he already surrendered.
The video shows the 28-year-old Wilson leave the police station without assistant along with another officer and a police union lawyer two hours after the shooting.
In what could be a key piece of evidence, audio tapes do not show Wilson making a connection between Brown and a convenience store robbery that police say Brown was involved in earlier.
Dispatch calls obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch indicated that Wilson asked other units if they needed help locating a robbery suspect. A few minutes later, an officer asked for help controlling the scene where Brown would eventually be shot. The officer said more units were needed as “there’s going to be a problem.”
Brown was ultimately shot six times by Wilson, which sparked weeks of protests and even incidents of looting within the outraged community of Ferguson, which is near St. Louis.
Wilson has since been suspended with pay and has stayed in hiding. A state grand jury is examining whether to press criminal charges against Wilson, with a decision expected sometime this month.
That’s more poetic. ;-)
So do you have to go get a medical examination before you shoot? If the doc says yes your life is in danger, by the time you get back to shoot the guy he will probably be gone. Geesh, get the government out of self-defense. There is way too much red tape.
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More BS to keep the mob energized!
I’m sick of these people.
I’m a middle aged white guy and on friendly terms with my town’s chief of police.
If tomorrow I push him into his car, punch him in the face, try to steal his gun and then charge at him you can be certain that I won’t be posting about the experience afterwards because I will be dead.
Slugs, not hugs, for thugs.
Of course the Gruber rule applies here.
The Zimmerman media was controlled by Crumps' "social Engineer", and the Feds - little surprize that it was released in black and white photos .
Several weeks later , the color photo was released and the extent of physical injury could truely been seen.
Anytime Crump, or the FEDs withold information , you can be assured that it is detrimental to the 'perp'.
This same cry of lack of physical damage has already played out on Yahoo news.
It seems convienient that they IGNORE TWO assaults (store employee, in the police car), and ingnore that a 293 pounder was charging at a police officer.
Perhaps Grandma was exaggerating her being assaulted and robbed by the mother for selling souvieneirs, but the 'apple doesn't fall too far from the tree' .
>>unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown
Drink!
The idea seems to be that you have to be at death’s door before you defend yourself.
Yeah, I’m going to use that. Consider that appropriated, driftdiver.
Anything Obama does is OK with them and many don’t plan to work anyway.
So... they are admitting the officer had some injuries ?
How did he get those ?
he wouldn’t have any injuries if their asshole thug punk kid would have been taught that you don’t attack police officers.
http://wreg.com/2014/05/13/commissioner-brooks-says-hispanic-and-african-american-struggles-arent-comparable/
http://wreg.com/2014/05/14/shelby-county-commissioner-stands-by-her-racially-charged-remarks/
He’s a retread, the following is a quote, from his posting history:
ObamaMustGo2012 to Marcus
“It’s funny, but I was once thrown off of FR for saying, “No More Bushes,” but now it seems to be all the rage .”
It’s not generally acceptable to be zotted at F.R. and then come back with a different screen name.
Michael Brown exaggerated his “Gentle Giant” demeanor.
>> So... they are admitting the officer had some injuries ?How did he get those ?
I see what you did there. :-)
They are not his doctors, do not have his medical records and don’t know shit about his injuries. They are talking out of their butts right now. T shirt sales must be falling off and they need more advertisement.
George Zimmerman had blood running down his face but they said it was exaggerated...these people make my blood boil
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