'Hands up Don't shoot!' Ring a bell? Just one link from quick google search:
http://www.vox.com/cards/mike-brown-protests-ferguson-missouri/mike-brown-shooting-facts-details
If you say so
How about Someone charging, and as a result of being shot stumbles or otherwise starts to go down? Let's say Brown struck Wilson in the scuffle in the cruiser (
http://www.kmov.com/special-coverag...oting-suffered-facial-injuries-271079471.html), then ran. Now let's say Wilson pursued Brown (as it seems may be within department policy), and ordered him to freeze, but rather than do that, Brown opted to charge Wilson. Is Wilson supposed to wait until he's assaulted again to defend himself?
You say that no one says Brown 'Charged' Wilson - the unknown person in the background of the video indicates that Brown did 'run at' Wilson - 'Charged', 'Ran At' - same thing in the context of the situation. Assuming Brown was 'Running at' Wilson, I doubt it was to give him a hug.
Code:
From Mirriam-Webster: a (1) : a violent rush forward (as to attack) <the charge of the brigade> (2) :
Missouri law states that you must be in reasonable fear for your life to deploy deadly force - A 6'4" 300# man that just struck me in the head, then decided to charge me, would qualify.
Code:
563.031. 1. A person may, subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, use physical force upon another person when and to the extent he or she reasonably believes such force to be necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful force by such other person,unless:
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2. A person may not use deadly force upon another person under the circumstances specified in subsection 1 of this section unless:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such deadly force is necessary to protect himself, or herself or her unborn child, or another against death, serious physical injury, or any forcible felony;
Everyone's making a lot of noise about the fact the Brown was 35'
from the cruiser where he went down (I haven't noticed any reports of how far away from the cruiser Wilson was when he fired). I looked around for stats on how long it would take to cross that distance - Most of what I fond was related to athletes and a
poor time for a man to run 35
meters is 5.6 seconds - now I realize that Brown wasn't an athlete, as are none of us here, most likely, so lets tone that down and assume the average person can cross
10 meters (32.8 feet) in 5.6 seconds. If Brown did charge Wilson, even if he started his charge from farther away, which he likely would have, that doesn't give a whole lot of time to react.
Three witnesses from the neighborhood - This ENTIRE thing has next to nothing to do with the fact that a police officer shot an 'Unarmed' man - it has EVERYTHING to do with the fact that a WHITE police officer shot a BLACK man. Do you REALLY think the people in the neighborhood are going to report the truth if it backs up Wilsons story and paints Brown as the aggressor? We have audio in a video of an unidentified individual in the background indicating that Brown did charge/run at Wilson, however, you can bet that person won't come forward and offer an official statement - to do so would make him a snitch and place the same target on his back as Wilson has on his. I would be incredibly shocked if anyone from the neighborhood came forward and offered a statement indicating that Brown charged Wilson after being ordered to freeze, even if that's the 100% truth. I wouldn't be surprised if he's in danger for just having been caught saying it, if anyone can identify him.
The fact that the first shot (maybe two) were inside the cruiser has never been disputed. As far as the claims that Wilson was running after Brown and shooting, where are all the shell casings? Are they in a 'line' indicating Wilson was moving and shooting, or are they all in one area indicating Wilson was stationary? We don't even know how many shots were actually fired. I don't believe that evidence has come out.
You don't seem to be from the area, but shootings in North St Louis aren't uncommon at all - but it's all 'Black on Black' and usually barely gets a 20 second blurb on the evening news. Generally, nothing comes of it as no one is going to snitch.
That's rich, coming from you. It seems most of the people in this thread are a two-bit lynch mob salivating at the thought of Wilson swinging from a tree at the end of a rope. You guys pegged Wilson as guilty of cold blooded murder before the shell casings even cooled off. Sounds a lot like another 'White on Black' shooting in the not so distant past.... I sure am glad people like you aren't in charge of justice - Can you say Judge Dredd? Ironic screen name, BTW, considering you seem to be interested in anything but the truth. The fact of the matter is NONE of us has enough information to determine Wilsons guilt or innocence. Although as of now, it's looking more like this may have been justified, I haven't formed a final opinion either way because there just isn't enough information to do so. And I'm 'incredibly biased'.
