But not incapable of battery, or inflicting great harm - as the blown-out eye socket of the officer indicates
and the police officer had a revolver
From what I have seen reported, it was a semi-automatic pistol, not a revolver.
and no doubt other firearms in a police car that was equipped with a phone to call in reinforcements to bring in a suspect for questioning.
Yes, let's call while in the process of defending from an attack from outside the vehicle, while I'm still in the vehicle.
Instead, Brown's body was pumped full of bullet holes, including two through his brain.
Pumped full? No bias there.
Brown was a big, hefty guy. about 6 feet, four and well over 200 pounds.
No, he was 6' 4" and just under 300 lbs (in the 290s).
Officer Darren Wilson, a 28-year-old, six year police veteran, was described as "tall and slim."
I've seen reports putting him under 200 lbs, so there was approximately a 100 lb difference between the two.
If a preliminary struggle ensued before the shooting, as was reported, Wilson knew he was outmatched physically.
Yes, which is why he was armed.
Still, Wilson had lots of non-lethal options to deal with the situation that he, apparently, did not pursue.
According to many witnesses, after the original assault/battery (broken eye socket) while in the vehicle, Officer Wilson attempted an arrest, within seconds, the now-deceased Michael Brown rushed him. How far away was back-up? How long until support arrived? This was someone who had just assaulted an officer, was on foot, and rushed an officer in a second attempted attack. The officer was attempting an arrest, and was rushed by someone who had just shown a great lack of care for right and wrong, a willingness to assault a cop, and a potential to cause further grave injury or death.
Yeah, Officer Wilson should have just stood there and made nice.
Yep! Officer Wilson should have acted like Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry and put a hand on the ‘boy’s’ shoulder and gave him a niiiiiice talk about the dangers of walking in the middle of the street.
The boy surely would have felt remorse, hung his head, thanked the officer for setting him straight and gone home to Aunt Bea...
His 6'4 stature and his 292 lbs weight were is weapons imho