Robbery ‘not related’ to why Michael Brown was initially stopped by Ferguson police

Fox News ^ | August 15, 2014 | (With AP)

[Olog-hai]

The unarmed black teen whose fatal shooting by police in a St. Louis suburb sparked violent protests was a suspect in a robbery moments before, but the deadly encounter was not sparked by the robbery, the city's police chief said Friday.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson earlier Friday released documents alleging 18-year-old Michael Brown had been suspected of stealing a $48.99 box of cigars from a convenience store in a “strong-arm” robbery shortly before he was killed.

Jackson said at an afternoon press conference that Brown and his friend were stopped Saturday “because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic.” …

[Uncle Chip]

Those are the official timelines released by the Ferguson Police Department.

[Godebert]

I guess you missed this:

Friend Of Officer Darren Wilson Offers His Side

The officer may not have been aware when he initially came into contact with Brown, but soon realized that he was the suspect in the robbery minutes earlier.

[MamaTexan]

We weren't talking about what the Chief has said, we were talking about how insistently you've been trying to paint the officer as being in the wrong ever since this started.

Anyone can go to your forum posts and see it;

It seems to me that they knew they had a bad shoot from the start especially if one of the shots was to the face and they needed time to work on their story.

Now that it has come out that this 'kid' may have actually been charging AT the officer when he was shot, does Uncle Chip's judge & jury still call it a 'bad shoot'?

[cynwoody]

Friend Of Officer Darren Wilson Offers His Side

Very interesting. Now we know exactly why Officer Wilson backed up after the initial confrontation. It wasn't 'attitude'. It was suspicion, confirmed by a BOLO just arriving.

It will be interesting to hear race pimp Benjamin Crump's reaction. And, of course, that of the Race Pimp in Chief and his AG.

[cynwoody]

And, BTW, we now know for sure that it was the gentle giant who roughed up that convenience store clerk. Seems #1 shooting witness Dorian Johnson has admitted he and Michael Brown did steal the cigarillos and Brown did rough up the clerk, as seen in the store security video.

Methinks this is over, except for the race pimping and liberal hand-wringing.

[Uncle Chip]

A minute after coming in contact with him the guy was dead —

[Uncle Chip]

Now that it has come out that this 'kid' may have actually been charging AT the officer when he was shot

So is that the newest rumor or do we have an eyewitness for that???

[Scoutmaster]

So is that the newest rumor or do we have an eyewitness for that???

Uncle Chip, try the "JJ Witness Video" at this site.

Starting at the 6:28 mark, you can hear a background voice (not the voice of the person shooting the video, but simply a background voice captured on the video) explaining that Brown "doubled back" on the policeman, and that he "kept on coming" as the police fired at him.

[MamaTexan]

explaining that Brown "doubled back" on the policeman, and that he "kept on coming" as the police fired at him.

Thank you, Scoutmaster.

I was reading about the interview Dana Loesch had with the friend of Officer Wilson which says pretty much the same.

So, he stands up and yells, “Freeze!” Michael and his friend turn around. And Michael taunts him… And then all the sudden he just started bumrushing him. He just started coming at him full speed.

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The assertion has been sourced, Uncle Chip. Do you still consider it a 'bad shoot', or do you think the cop should have just let Giant Junior run over and have his way with him??

[Uncle Chip]

Yeh but what does he mean by “double back” — turn around and face the officer as the witnesses said???

He’s a pretty slow-moving hulk especially in those pants and shoes and carrying 300 pounds. He may be big but he moves slow. His granny could probably outrun him.

And he never says which one kept on coming. If he is dead 35 feet from the SUV then who kept coming at who???

And the guy in the video says that he had his hands up and they shot him some more while he was on the ground [5:00 mark].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdL9dqkyjhM

BTW where is the officer’s SUV in this — had they moved it already??? It’s a crime scene — why move the vehicle??? Is that it way up on the right???

[Uncle Chip]

It’s not eyewitness testimony — it’s hearsay.

[Godebert]

"A minute after coming in contact with him the guy was dead —"

Ya, too bad the convenience store clerk wasn't armed. He could have dropped the criminal thug on the spot.

[MamaTexan]

It’s not eyewitness testimony — it’s hearsay.

You expect everyone to take everything you post as fact, yet refuse the same courtesy of others.

You demand 'proof', yet nothing will suffice.

You deflect from the offered points, pose irrelevant questions.... anything and everything to avoid even entertaining the thought the cop was perfectly justified in his actions.

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Like I said, you spin like an Obama.

[Uncle Chip]

You know there has to be a lot of shoplifting in those stores and yet they keep opening them up in those areas and won’t move even after this.

I suspect that it’s because EBT Cards and Lotteries make these shopowners a lot of money to make up for the shoplifting.

[Uncle Chip]

If you don’t want an answer then you know what to do —

[Kackikat]

Then you should have known my account was the 12:00 - 12:04 timeframe... approx 4 minutes.

[jospehm20]

Dorian Johnson was his accomplice in the robbery? That is a pretty credible source. /s

[Godebert]

Good riddance to you, troll.