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Washingtin Post claims: Evidence supports officer’s account of shooting in Ferguson (Original Post) 3rdwaydem Oct 2014 OP
I guess it will be up to the DOJ Rex Oct 2014 #1
even if all this is true, mr wilson shot him 6 times, one directly into his head. spanone Oct 2014 #2
They took comments from the Dr out of context onecaliberal Oct 2014 #3
What I would like to know was why Wilson grabbed Mr. Brown and dragged him in the window of the car. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #4
"Benjamin L. Crump, a lawyer for the Brown family... NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #5
the dead guy was executed without trial. nt msongs Oct 2014 #6
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
1. I guess it will be up to the DOJ
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 11:26 PM
Oct 2014

to get to the bottom of this. Most people have no doubt that justice would be biased. Just have to know a tiny bit about the prosecutor to know that.

spanone

(136,028 posts)
2. even if all this is true, mr wilson shot him 6 times, one directly into his head.
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 11:34 PM
Oct 2014

explain that officer, please.

onecaliberal

(33,080 posts)
3. They took comments from the Dr out of context
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 11:35 PM
Oct 2014

She is looking at the autopsy in a vacuum and has zero interpretation of the facts on scene or eyewitness. This story is so biased in so many ways. True representation of racism in justice system. Wilson is a cold blooded killer who will skate because brown was a black man.

greatlaurel

(2,004 posts)
4. What I would like to know was why Wilson grabbed Mr. Brown and dragged him in the window of the car.
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 11:56 PM
Oct 2014

That does not sound like appropriate police procedure to begin with. Why did Wilson not stop his car and step out of the car to talk to Brown and the other young man? Grabbing someone by the throat and dragging them into the window of the patrol car is setting up a dangerous situation because anyone will struggle when grabbed by the neck.

Does not surprise me that Brown could have been shot in the hand inside the patrol car. Wilson is the person that initiated bringing Mr. Brown inside the patrol car. Wilson was probably fumbling with his gun when he was trying to choke Brown and somehow managed to accidentally discharge the gun, then proceeds to keep shooting the kid since he had to justify shooting his weapon inside his vehicle. Better a dead kid than getting canned for improperly firing your weapon. This officer is a menace to society.

The Washington Post has been turned into a right wing propaganda machine by Bezos. What a joke. How sad to see the once mighty paper turned into a propaganda rag no better than the Columbus Dispatch. The villagers are having a tough week. Chuck Todd continues to humiliate the villagers (Way to go Alison!) and now the Post putting out this propaganda about Ferguson.

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)
5. "Benjamin L. Crump, a lawyer for the Brown family...
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 12:01 AM
Oct 2014

said Brown’s family and supporters will not be persuaded by the autopsy report or eyewitness statements that back Wilson’s account of the incident."

I think that applies to a lot of people. The police officer was tried and convicted by most before an investigation even began.

Those pesky facts, though...

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