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In reply to the discussion: Why What Happened In The Store Matters [View all]TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)Do I think that Wilson acted improperly?
I strongly believe that he escalated things even farther when he shot "at" Brown as he was fleeing.
I also believe the autopsy reports that Wilson shot and hit Brown as Brown was facing him.
According to grand jury testimony, Wilson started to back up as he was firing, so he could have believed that Brown was getting too close.
How close is too close? I don't know.
I just know that I can believe that Brown might have been the aggressor at the car. I don't know that, but based on his demeanor in the store, I could believe it as a possibility, so I'm giving the Wilson the benefit of the doubt as to what happened at the car.
I just don't believe that Wilson should have shot at Brown as he was pursuing him.
Nothing about this case is clear cut to me, except the fact that a family is mourning the death an eighteen year old family member.