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Michael Brown had no police record. By all accounts, he had no history of violence. He had finished high school and was going to continue his education. All of this was hidden, apparently, by the color of his skin.

"By all accounts' Brown didn't have a history of violence? Gimme a break - the world SAW HIM BEING VIOLENT toward the clerk.

What's meant here is that he wasn't convicted in a court of law for being violent. As if that's the standard...

And as far as the 'no police record' I suspect that's a technicality' too. Maybe Eugene Robinson can get permission from Brown's parents to release the truth about the 'gentle giant' to the world. Did Brown have stuff on his record that was removed? Having a crime removed is NOT the same as having a clean record ... Eugene knows this... I assume...

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And as far as the 'no police record' I suspect that's a technicality' too. Maybe Eugene Robinson can get permission from Brown's parents to release the truth about the 'gentle giant' to the world. Did Brown have stuff on his record that was removed? Having a crime removed is NOT the same as having a clean record ... Eugene knows this... I assume...

He'd just turned 18. Whatever juvenile record he had prior to that was was sealed then. Somebody should ask the author how privileged information came into his possession.