Sounds like they made him look like a sympathetic character ... someone overcome with grief.
The media has been pounding on the grief since the begining. On the facts that demonstrate this guy needed to get shot, they have been deliberately silent.
That's why this verdict is such a surprise to some people in that community. They were really believing all those lies told by Dorian Johnson. From their perspective it is shocking that Darren Wilson was not brought up on charges.
I blame the media, which is utterly infested with liberal democrat social justice warriors. They deliberately tell only the parts of the story they wish so as to steer the outcome in accordance with their political preferences.