Posted on 11/27/2014 1:03:44 PM PST by SkyPilot
Some witnesses said Michael Brown had been shot in the back. Another said he was face-down on the ground when Officer Darren Wilson "finished him off." Still others acknowledged changing their stories to fit published details about the autopsy or admitted that they did not see the shooting at all.
An Associated Press review of thousands of pages of grand jury documents reveals numerous examples of statements made during the shooting investigation that were inconsistent, fabricated or provably wrong. For one, the autopsies ultimately showed Brown was not struck by any bullets in his back.
Prosecutors exposed these inconsistencies before the jurors, which likely influenced their decision not to indict Wilson in Brown's death.
Bob McCulloch, the St. Louis County prosecutor, said the grand jury had to weigh testimony that conflicted with physical evidence and conflicting statements by witnesses as it decided whether Wilson should face charges.
"Many witnesses to the shooting of Michael Brown made statements inconsistent with other statements they made and also conflicting with the physical evidence. Some were completely refuted by the physical evidence," McCulloch said.
The decision Monday not to charge Wilson with any crime set off more violent protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson and around the country, fueled by claims that the unarmed black 18-year-old was shot while surrendering to the white officer in the mostly African-American city.
What people thought were facts about the Aug. 9 shooting have become intertwined with what many see as abuses of power and racial inequality in America.
And media coverage of the shooting's aftermath made it into the grand jury proceedings. Before some witnesses testified, prosecutors showed jurors clips of the same people making statements on TV.
Their inconsistencies began almost immediately after the shooting...
(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...
"So it was after you learned that the things you said you saw couldn't have happened that way, then you changed your story about what you seen?" a prosecutor asserted.
"Yeah, to coincide with what really happened," the witness replied.
Sure. Why not simply tell The Truth?
The same “community” claimed a shooter was holding a sandwhich not a gun.
ferguson has taught me much about the black community.
Thank you president obama for educating a new generation on what this nation faces.
One big fat baloney salad sandwich, and they riot over that???
“Stop snitching, or if you do snitch then tell them baloney”
It all depends on what the meaning of is is!
or what the meanings of are are
The rioting and looting had nothing to do with the Grand Jury decision. It was simply a flash mob with and excuse.
They had been chomping at the bit for the last month for this, they weren’t going to be denied either way.
what the meaning of be be.
They wanted to “burn the bitch down”
Sounds like the Prosecutor did His job well.
Thank you president obama for educating a new generation on what this nation faces.
A very long "teachable moment" for the non-black community. Watch and learn and definitely remember. More of this coming in other cities.
Remember these events when the rabble rousers (with the assistance of the lib media) start whining about the injustice of the poor black folks having to ride buses long distances to buy groceries, etc. because there are no businesses in Ferguson.
Which begs the question, what is going to be left of the Ferguson tax base when they finish driving out much of the business and the productive property owners? Mini Detroit?
FTA: “fueled by claims that the unarmed black 18-year-old was shot while surrendering to the white officer in the mostly African-American city.”
If a journalist had written the article instead of a propagandist:
Officer Wilson claimed he shot Brown in self defense. The physical evidence supports Officer Wilson’s account of events.
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fo.. foo.. fum,
I smells Smoke In da Auditoryum
Michael Brown... Michael Brown..
wh evuhbuddy always be pickin on me
That’s what I think it looks like what went down, but what do I know I am just a redneck I don’t know how to think black.
And there is more projection in the Ferguson ghetto than in a cinemaplex.
The Trooper...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li58voy6xXM&spfreload=10
Seeking justice, rather than headlines and a book deal. He is to be admired.
It was. It is often better to have less witnesses to a event in order to prove a point. The Pros simply put in every witness, which in turn cancelled each other out. The GJ had to rely on the forensics.
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