PhilsFan
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Or that the cop believed he was a suspect in the alleged robbery.Not fair to jump so quickly to the conclusion that Brown actually stole anything.
Or that the cop believed he was a suspect in the alleged robbery.Not fair to jump so quickly to the conclusion that Brown actually stole anything.
You guys are boring...
It is like what do you expect young people to be in these marginalised communities? It doesn't create saints, but it also doesn't create monsters who need to be gunned down.
Why is it that every so often in this forum the charge comes around that racism is a media/liberal conspiracy meant to oppress decent, hard-working white people?
You guys are boring...
The entire point of releasing the robbery stills was to let people's mind wander to the subject of Michael Brown's character even though it was, and still is, totally irrelevant.
I didn't know the US now implement martial-law for not nice characters.
Whether that guy was an angel or not is completely irrelevant. Lethal force is justified in a situation of self-defense. Someone not being nice is not self-defense.
Yes, that's bad. But it has nothing to do with her being shot for no damned good reason.
Exactly. To Aeon and everyone who is stating that because Michael Brown stole some $5 cigarellos and pushed a convenience clerk out of the way who was attempting to block his escape, he must be A Very Bad Man who deserved whatever came his way, the police chief himself has stated, numerous times, that the robbery was in no way connected to Officer Wilson confronting these two teens.
Chief: Officer noticed Brown carrying suspected stolen cigars...At that point, Wilson "made the connection" that Brown might have been involved in a theft that had just been broadcast on police radio, Jackson said.
but when you assault an officer, you will probably get shot.
Curious - if the forensic evidence points out that Michael Brown DID punch Darren Wilson in the face and DID rush toward the officer after being ordered to freeze - would that change your mind about this incident?
Not at all.Curious - if the forensic evidence points out that Michael Brown DID punch Darren Wilson in the face and DID rush toward the officer after being ordered to freeze - would that change your mind about this incident?
And that's the problem!
Police officers are sworn to protect and serve. They are supposed to be trained to act professionally in tough situations, and to not flip out and overreact and shoot an unarmed teen to death because of a(n alleged) punch.
Not at all.
I'm sure many police officers have faced individuals like Michael Brown before, and were able to arrest without shooting them. Regardless of how that situation escalated, shooting an individual who is unarmed (and with no criminal record, at the time being) is just wrong.That is simply amazing...
Curious - if the forensic evidence points out that Michael Brown DID punch Darren Wilson in the face and DID rush toward the officer after being ordered to freeze - would that change your mind about this incident?
I am fairly certain that police are trained to shoot individuals assaulting them.
I am also fairly certain they are trained to shoot a suspect (which he became at this point - if for anything else, assaulting an officer) charging toward him after being ordered to freeze.
Again - we will have to wait until the forensics are released.
I am fairly certain that police are trained to shoot individuals assaulting them.
I am also fairly certain they are trained to shoot a suspect (which he became at this point - if for anything else, assaulting an officer) charging toward him after being ordered to freeze.
Most of this is police propaganda.You are incorrect on several points:
1) I do not believe Michael Brown deserves "whatever came his way" for stealing cigarellos - but when you assault an officer, you will probably get shot. And there seems to be some good evidence coming in the officer was assaulted before the shooting.
2) The surveillance videos also point out that Michael Brown was certainly NOT a gentle giant. He used his size to intimidate and manhandle two clerks in the span of two minutes simply to get what he wanted. The fact that they were only worth 5 dollars actually tells me more about him than if he ripped off a diamond bracelet.
3) The police chief said the "initial" stop between Michael Brown and the officer was unrelated, however - that changed when Wilson drove past Michael...
Chief: Officer noticed Brown carrying suspected stolen cigars
I agree with others that the police department has certainly mishandled the information about this incident. They are certainly at fault for that.