Matt Cavanaugh wrote:BlueShiftRhino wrote:James Caruthers wrote:How dare we exonerate police officers who kill in self-defense when attacked by a robber!
Um, you do know that Wilson has said that he did not know that Brown was a suspected robber when he shot him, yes? Or are you suggesting that some pieces of knowledge can go back in time and provide the needed state of mind required for justifiable homicide?
1) But did Brown suspect the cop knew?
2) It informs us as Brown's state of mind and general contempt for the rule of law;
3) From the CCTV of the robbery, we see that Brown was a physically imposing figure, who used his bulk aggressively.
All these points, not to mention the forensics, indicate that Brown's action, not his skin color, precipitated the incident that led to his death. That the SJWs can only see 'a young black man' shows them to be the real racists.
There's more:
Wilson said he had heard that someone had stolen cigarillos from the nearby Ferguson Market just before he saw two young men walking in the middle of the street, disrupting traffic.
He said that after he asked the two to move onto the sidewalk, one said, "F*** what you have to say," as they passed him.
"When he said that, it drew my attention totally to Brown," he said. "It was a very unusual and not expected response from a simple request."
Then he noticed that Brown was carrying packages of cigarillos, which had been reported stolen, he said.
So, according to Wilson, the incident happened this way:
-Wilson hears that someone has stolen cigarillos from the Ferguson Market
-He notices two young men in the middle of the street and tells them to move onto the sidewalk
-Brown tells him to fuck off
-Wilson notices that Brown is carrying cigarillos: he therefore reasonably suspects that he might be the thief he heard about
-Wilson stops his car to prevent Brown and the other young man walking with him to get away
-He tries to open the door of his car, Brown slams it shut
-This happens multiple times; Brown acts in a menacing way and punches him
-Wilson fears being trapped in his police car and being attacked by Brown;
-He draws his gun, Brown wrestles with him for the gun, presses it against Wilson's hip, threatens him
-First two bullets shot, Brown grazed
-Brown runs away, Wilson steps out of the car, orders him to stop
-Brown turns around and charges him, Wilson fears for his life, shoots Brown, Brown dies.
Forensics and apparently some witnesses back up Wilson's story. Other witnesses say that Brown raised his hands and was surrendering but Wilson shot him execution style. Forensics doesn't seem to provide evidence for this version of the facts.