Great reader comment from the article page:
“Here is a 1000 word essay about one subjective term used by a police officer. Um. ok. This reminds of of the elaborate explanations of abstract paintings. Look, you can see what you want to in a term used by Wilson, but there is a ton of history and social interpretation being projected on this and it’s really really out of hand, I’m sorry.”
That reader nailed it.
The officer said Brown looked like a demon charging him...
For the religious amongst us, is it so improbable that a demon actually could have possessed Michael and driven him to his death via cop-assisted suicide?
Why wasn’t this possibility included in NPR’s massive reach for any explanation?
Jesus cast out demons many times. He also specifically explained that some symptoms were not caused by demons, while others were. I find that very interesting, because if He was simply making things up, why bother differentiating between the two? Why not just say all illnesses were demon caused?
Therefore, it’s not a stretch for believers to say demons still exist and are currently active in the Good vs. Evil spiritual war described in the Bible. As described, that war isn’t simply spiritual. It has physical manifestations.
In other words, it’s entirely possible Darren Wilson was demon possessed at the time. It’s also possible that Darren needed no help from demons. Maybe he was just a thug.