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In reply to the discussion: Why What Happened In The Store Matters [View all]logosoco
(3,208 posts)We don't know that.
If you listen to wilson's story, you may be asking yourself "Could Brown have been angry that he got caught?" Possibly. But do you really think he was so angry that he beat the cop? I don't see the evidence. The after picture of the cop did not look like he had been beat up. They did not check the gun for prints, we can't be sure Brown really reached for it. That's wilson's story. They say there was DNA, but that doesn't mean he was grabbing it all all.
To me, that is just a story. And not even one I would find interesting or believable in a book or movie.
Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think it is the cops mindset we need to be thinking about. From what I read of the testimony, he was not in a good frame of mind. Much more scary than a young man who was worried about getting caught for shoplifting.
Even if Brown was in a fit of rage (and no, I don't believe that), there were a thousand other ways for the cop to deal with it without shooting.