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.
well, there are no standards for being parents either , it seems.
I lost all respect for this family when they asked the United Nations to suggest the arrest of Officer Wilson.
It doesn’t make any difference if Wilson was hurt at all. So why didn’t these race pimps get any pictures from the hospital if this is so important?
“It’s so black people don’t see the 5 million illegals being amnestied, and keeping them from the workforce and consuming benefits they see as theirs.”
Predicted here first: The day the Grand Jury announces their findings will be the day Barry does his Ex. Order.
Exactly.
Well, at least ABC did not use their logo to hide head wounds like they did to Zimmerman.
Step 1: The released the video of Officer Wilson not showing much in the way of injures.
Step 2: Release photos or videos of Officer Wilson after a day or two, when the bruising and swelling have had a chance to really develop. (Reportedly, Wilson had a fractured orbital eye structure in his face."
Example of technique is the Zimmerman case.
Before:
After:
and
Expect photos of an injured Wilson to appear at the most impactful time.
Good one!
Drink!”
Uh Oh! You may have started a new Freeper tradition the likes of:
“Guilty!”
“Bush's fault!”
(and who could forget)
“Laz would hit it!”
so what...minor injuries inflicted on the officer are O.K. but more serious injuries are not???? and whose to choose ??
I have a coworker named Daren Wilson. Wouldn’t want to be him right now.
If the family throws a fit, you must not acquit!
My guess is Wilson feared for his life and had a limited amount of time to resist being murdered. He shot in defense. The thug Brown wouldn’t have had time to give him ‘severe beating’ so that part of the story is most likely a lie.
When you go over the events of the day....the kid was on an agenda of aggression. His act in the store....the walk down the middle of the road...like a magnet being drawn to the police officer who pulled up. He had no control over himself, I think....because he was so doped up and just reacting in his fantasy world.
Go through the papers. Every single day, throughout the US....there’s probably 500 events like this. Some folks will survive today only because of patience of their relatives, friends, or complete strangers. Some will will be wounded to some degree. Some will kill their friends or relatives. And some of these dopers will be dead as night falls. This is the modern society we now live in.
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