Posted on 07/22/2016 7:55:30 AM PDT by ncfool
"Bill Clinton will be joined by Mothers of the Movement, which includes the mothers of black men and women who have been killed by gun violence or in police custody. The mothers of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown are scheduled to appear at the DNC."
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Will the DNC rethink their convention and be working overtime this weekend to clean up their message? Probably not.
Twenty-Five Top Quotes from the DOJ’s Report on the Michael Brown Shooting
http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/doj_report_on_shooting_of_michael_brown_1.pdf
(For official DOJ report, Google “DOJ Report on Shooting of Michael Brown PDF.”)
[01] The evidence, when viewed as a whole, does not support the conclusion that Wilson’s uses of deadly force were “objectively unreasonable” under the Supreme Court’s definition. (Page 5)
[02] when the store clerk tried to stop Brown, Brown used his physical size to stand over him and forcefully shove him away. (Page 6)
[03] Wilson was aware of the theft and had a description of the suspects as he encountered Brown and Witness 101. (Page 6)
[04] Autopsy results and bullet trajectory, skin from Brown’s palm on the outside of the SUV door as well as Brown’s DNA on the inside of the driver’s door corroborate Wilson’s account that during the struggle, Brown used his right hand to grab and attempt to control Wilson’s gun. (Page 6)
[05] there is no credible evidence to disprove Wilson’s account of what occurred inside the SUV. (Page 7)
[06] autopsy results confirm that Wilson did not shoot Brown in the back as he was running away because there were no entrance wounds to Brown’s back. (Page 7)
[07] witnesses who originally stated Brown had his hands up in surrender recanted their original accounts (Page 8)
[08] several witnesses stated that Brown appeared to pose a physical threat to Wilson as he moved toward Wilson. (Page 8)
[09] The physical evidence also establishes that Brown moved forward toward Wilson after he turned around to face him. The physical evidence is corroborated by multiple eyewitnesses. (Page 10)
[10] evidence does not establish that it was unreasonable for Wilson to perceive Brown as a threat while Brown was punching and grabbing him in the SUV and attempting to take his gun. (Page 11)
[11] Wilson’s account is corroborated by physical evidence and that his perception of a threat posed by Brown is corroborated by other eyewitnesses (Page 12)
[12] Wilson’s account was consistent with those results, and consistent with the accounts of other independent eyewitnesses, whose accounts were also consistent with the physical evidence. Wilson’s statements were consistent with each other in all material ways, and would not be subject to effective impeachment for inconsistencies or deviation from the physical evidence.8 Therefore, in analyzing all of the evidence, federal prosecutors found Wilson’s account to be credible. (Page 16)
[13] Witness accounts suggesting that Brown was standing still with his hands raised in an unambiguous signal of surrender when Wilson shot Brown are inconsistent with the physical evidence, are otherwise not credible because of internal inconsistencies, or are not credible because of inconsistencies with other credible evidence. (Page 78)
[14] Multiple credible witnesses corroborate virtually every material aspect of Wilson’s account and are consistent with the physical evidence. (Page 78)
[15] several of these witnesses stated that they would have felt threatened by Brown and would have responded in the same way Wilson did. (Page 82)
[16] there are no witnesses who could testify credibly that Wilson shot Brown while Brown was clearly attempting to surrender. (Page 83)
[17] There is no witness who has stated that Brown had his hands up in surrender whose statement is otherwise consistent with the physical evidence. (Page 83)
[18] The media has widely reported that there is witness testimony that Brown said “don’t shoot” as he held his hands above his head. In fact, our investigation did not reveal any eyewitness who stated that Brown said “don’t shoot.” (Page 83)
[19] Wilson did not know that Brown was not armed at the time he shot him, and had reason to suspect that he might be when Brown reached into the waistband of his pants as he advanced toward Wilson. (Page 84)
[20] Wilson did not have time to determine whether Brown had a gun and was not required to risk being shot himself in order to make a more definitive assessment.
[21] In addition, even assuming that Wilson definitively knew that Brown was not armed, Wilson was aware that Brown had already assaulted him once and attempted to gain control of his gun. (Page 85)
[22] Wilson has a strong argument that he was justified in firing his weapon at Brown as he continued to advance toward him and refuse commands to stop, and the law does not require Wilson to wait until Brown was close enough to physically assault Wilson. (Page 85)
[23] we must avoid substituting our personal notions of proper police procedure for the instantaneous decision of the officer at the scene. We must never allow the theoretical, sanitized world of our imagination to replace the dangerous and complex world that policemen face every day.” (Page 85)
[24] “It may appear, in the calm aftermath, that an officer could have taken a different course, but we do not hold the police to such a demanding standard.” (citing Gardner v. Buerger, 82 F.3d 248, 251 (8th Cir. 1996) (same))). Rather, where, as here, an officer points his gun at a suspect to halt his advance, that suspect should be on notice that “escalation of the situation would result in the use of the firearm.” Estate of Morgan at 498. An officer is permitted to continue firing until the threat is neutralized. See Plumhoff v. Rickard, 134 S.Ct. 2012, 2022 (2014) (“Officers need not stop shooting until the threat has ended”). For all of the reasons stated, Wilson’s conduct in shooting Brown as he advanced on Wilson, and until he fell to the ground, was not objectively unreasonable and thus not a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. (Page 85)
[25] Given that Wilson’s account is corroborated by physical evidence and that his perception of a threat posed by Brown is corroborated by other eyewitnesses, to include aspects of the testimony of Witness 101, there is no credible evidence that Wilson willfully shot Brown as he was attempting to surrender or was otherwise not posing a threat. (Page 86)
For the reasons set forth above, this matter lacks prosecutive merit and should be closed.
sounds like a puke fest
They should form a support group “Mothers of THUGS”
Democrats have officially become the political party of the criminally insane.
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This is great news
“The mothers of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown are scheduled to appear at the DNC.”
When it comes to “Law and Order” the Democrats have made their choice on which side they are on.
I guess this convention will be about blaming the white man. It will always be someone else’s fault for why their kids lost their lives and behaved the way they did.
Never heard of Garner.
Martin and Brown were thugs.
Saints Martin, ‘the man-child’ and Brown ‘the gentle giant’! Please, a moment of silence.
Trump meets with and shows the concerns of victims. The Democrats meet with and show the concerns of perpetrators. Literally. This nation is descending into anarchy.
Well there you go. The Dumbocrat party, home of petty criminals and their doting moms. Where were these so-called moms while their now-dead offspring were growing up and supposedly learning right from wrong? You didn’t hear a peep from them then. Wasn’t any money in it, I suppose. But now, you can hear them cash registers a chinging, now their worthless-until-dead offspring are a cause they can cash in on. And the Dumbocrat party make THESE kinds of garbage their constituents. Why would any decent person want to be in there cheek and jowl with such trash?
As more details and flourishes emerge, it’s clear that the DNC will be like the circus came to town. The contrast with the RNC will be stark. I think most ordinary viewers will decide they’ll feel a lot safer with Republicans in charge.
Not very smart. The Left has ruled this country for 16 of the last 24 years. Why are the Trayvons and the Michael Browns of this world still stealing and robbing folks and uneducated and and and?
You give folks free education. You give them free food. You even give them free housing if they have no job(s). Why do so many black Americans not take advantage of these freebies?
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Are they going to receive an award for raising their kids to be moderately successful thugs?
The DNCCCP will be a freak show.
Is slick willie hittin’ on them yet? I hear the Philly cops ain’t too happy at all with this. Perpetuating the lie always works well for the dems. How many times during the convention are we gonna see the “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” display from the convention floor? Will the berniettes carry out there fart in? Can any sane human endure the hildabama acceptance screech? I mean speech? Can’t wait for the debates between her and Donald. You know “they” are digging for anything to use against him.
Donald: “You are responsible for the deaths at Benghazi.”
Hildabama: “Well, you had a least 4 bankruptcies.”
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