Posted on 08/21/2014 4:14:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Funny thing about facts, they are what they are-always have been, always will be. Fact. On August 9, 2014 Officer Darren Wilson-a six year veteran of the Fergusoin Police Department-shot and killed 18 year old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Fact. Michael Brown was unarmed at the time of his death. Fact. There are at least two (TWO!!!) eye witnesses, Dorian Johnson-Michael Browns friend that was with Brown at the time of the shooting-and Piaget Crenshaw-happened to video record from her apartment window Darren Wilson shooting Brown dead.
Fact. Both witnesses have gone on national news networks to tell their stories. Now that the facts (and no these arent ALL of the facts but facts nonetheless) have been laid out Officer Darren Wilson needs to be brought to justice.
Why isnt Darren Wilson in a jail cell? That is the question I kept going back to as I sat down at my desk and turned on my laptop in preparation of this column. The facts are the facts: Didnt he shoot an unarmed Michael Brown? Killed him in cold blood for what ultimately was an alleged shoplifting charge. Fact. Darren Wilson is white. Fact. Michael Brown was black.
Unfortunately that might be the ultimate fact in the story. White policeman kills black teen. White man kills black boy. Fact. Separate authorized and unauthorized autopsy reports show that bullets entered Browns body from the front. That Brown may have attacked Darren Wilson after he and Johnson were instructed to freeze could be true. Im not arguing that fact. Both witnesses to the shooting that have gone public thus far say that at one point Brown had his hands in the air, arms raised, no gun in hand before being shot six times. Fact. Darren Wilson should be in jail in Ferguson, Missouri for if nothing else manslaughter. Being a terrible police officer isnt against the law is it?
Fact. There have been Darren Wilson supporters online-Facebook and GoFundMe accounts have been set up and have garnered over $70,000 thus far. Fact. Since Browns murder there have been 21 consecutive days of protest on the streets of Ferguson since the shooting. Fact. The Missouri Highway Patrol has been called in to do the job that the Ferguson P.D. obviously could not. Fact. There has been more money donated to the Darren Wilson there has been to Michael Browns family. That alone says more about race relations in Missouri and around the country than any newscast or column could ever state.
FACT. Michael Browns funeral will be held in Ferguson on August 25. Darren Wilson will be available to attend because he most likely will not be in custody.
Shooting a thug who beat on you, and was coming back to beat you some more, is not a crime. Even if the thug was a black thug.
Well,,,, at the end of the day, I get it!
If you’ve ever talked to a cop or prosecutor you would learn how unreliable witnesses can be. Especially ones who only saw some of an incident. Especially witnesses with a racial animus. Particularly ones who don’t understand how law enforcement works. Etc, Etc. In other words what witnesses “saw” is highly subjective, and subject to personal prejudice and distortion.
CC
I once remarked to an American black who was “mourning for the apartheid suffered by my African brothers” that if he was in South Africa and the revolution occurred, he would likely be one of the ones going up against the wall with the whites since he wouldn’t be considered black by the people there.
This man is assuming things like eyewitness testimony from a co conspirator is a fact. The other video is not of the shooting.
This guy’s facts are wrong.
I am 6'3" and 202 pounds - probably 90 pounds lighter than Michael Brown. I *dare* you to let me punch you ONCE. After you get out of the hospital, we can discuss whether or not this "unarmed" man was a danger to you.
(I won't even bother to post links of the people who have died from "unarmed" knockout attacks.)
Liberals work from that premise too, how they “feel”. That’s why they can’t be trusted.
CC
I’m 6 foot tall and 340lbs. As a bouncer and bodyguard I used to just grab “normal sized” guys by the back of the belt and scruff of the neck and heave them about 10 feet like a Hefty garbage sack.
Oh... and for good measure...
Any of these folks who WON’T let me punch them just ONE TIME, please explain why.
Sounds like you always got a couple o’ guns on ya. ;-)
Brown, a black 300lb FUG (Feral Urban Gibsmedat), performed a Strong-Arm robbery at a Quick-Mart store with his (already wanted by police) accomplice (caught on videotape).
Shortly thereafter, Brown and his accomplice attempted to rob a white, on-duty police officer (who was investigating the Quick-Mart Robbery) of his service weapon (using the same Strong-Arm approach seen on videotape during the Quick-Mart robbery).
After the white police officer resisted the robbery attempt/beat down, and fired his weapon in self-defense, Brown and his accomplice initially fled.
However, Brown, the black 300lb FUG, quickly returned to the scene and initiated a second attack on the police officer.
Refusing to halt his attack when directed by the officer, Brown's life was terminated with multiple shots from the same service weapon Brown had earlier attempted to take away from the officer.
It will be interesting to see what subsequent information releases contain.
I just wonder if we’ll ever find out how much PCP he had in his system?
Officer Wilson’s parents live in the same small, Southeast Texas town I live in. They have been advised not to talk to the media and his dad has deactivated his Facebook Page. I wake up every day wondering when a group of protesters find out where they live and show up at their home acting the fool. But, they better be careful, these ol’ Texas country boys and Rednecks don’t put up with a whole lot of foolishness before all hell breaks loose.
The point of the demonstrating is to stir up more black people and liberals. They know it would be wasted on rednecks.
You are 100% correct, but I bet he didn't believe you.
American blacks should visit Africa...West Africa, where most had ancestors. It is a PIT-HOLE of the worst kind.
Oh, trust me; there are a lot of Blacks in Southeast Texas.
and there are a lot of integrated areas and a lot of NON integrated areas
I’m not sure what this guy’s point is. This piece is rambling nonsense, but I’m sure the author thinks he is being profound. Ignorance on display.
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