DaddySatyr
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Joined: 8/29/2011 From: Pittston, Pennsyltucky Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: igor2003 I read it differently than you. I haven't seen the video DS mentions since no link was provided, but according to what he said Brown was being shot "at" while running away. Not that he was hit while running away. After hearing a bullet whiz by he may have stopped and turned. What happened then is what would be in question. Did he put his hands up to surrender, or did he charge Wilson? I swear I've been trying to re-find the video. A friend of mine brought it up on his I-Phone. Perhaps, Butch, who lives in the area could help with local station call letters? That would help with the search. Igor got it right, though. Although the young lady says she thought that Brown got hit, she was not adamant. To me, that's not really relevant. If Wilson was shooting at an un-armed person as they were running away, he's OUT OF POLICY. Period. Even if we accept that Brown wasn't hit in the back (and I do, since both autopsies said so), let me ask this: Would someone, firing a .40 at you put you in fear for your life? While turning and running toward your assailant would be a poor tactical move, it's not criminal. I am beginning to believe that this officer forgot his training/freaked out/whatever and committed an offense that should - at the very least - end his LE career. quote:
ORIGINAL: igor2003 ... What happened then is what would be in question. Did he put his hands up to surrender, or did he charge Wilson? It doesn't matter one bit. If Wilson was firing at an un-armed person who was running away , he was no longer behaving the way a police officer is supposed to behave. At that moment, if Brown was in fear for his life, his actions (whether advisable or not) become self-defense. Remember: no one has disputed that Brown was un-armed. Now, if it turns out he was armed (doubtful), that changes things. Screen captures still RULE! Ya feel me?
< Message edited by DaddySatyr -- 8/30/2014 10:11:29 AM >
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A Stone in My Shoe Screen captures (and pissing on shadows) still RULE! Ya feel me? "For that which I love, I will do horrible things"
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