25-11-2014, 04:23 PM
Even if Brown stole the cigars (which it looks like he did). Even if Brown punched officer Wilson in the face (which it looks like he did), once Brown was running away and Wilson had time to regroup and exit the car it became a totally new situation. One where the excuse of his life being in danger no longer applied. So prosecutor McCulloch helped Wilson stretch his fear for his life into a situation where there was no such justification. Police officers are trained to assess a situation and act according to their training. It sounds like Wilson was justifying his anger from a young out of control kid punching him into his shooting him dead with 12 bullets a minute later.
If you listen to Wilson's testimony it is very fuzzy and he says he doesn't remember how many shots he took. It's a classic "the gun just went off" type testimony. I don't trust him. I think he's lying.
Also, is it plausible that an unarmed boy who has already been shot is going to turn around and commit a Hara Kiri charge of a cop with his gun pointed at him?
None of Brown's friends who witnessed the whole thing were interviewed by the American media to see how this testimony lined up.
A week or so later the same police gunned down a disturbed man who walked towards them. They said he came at them with a weapon in a raised hand position. Video of the event showed otherwise, showing the man was mowed down in a hail of bullets from two officers after approaching them.
The St Louis cops have a new Bush form of Taser.
If you listen to Wilson's testimony it is very fuzzy and he says he doesn't remember how many shots he took. It's a classic "the gun just went off" type testimony. I don't trust him. I think he's lying.
Also, is it plausible that an unarmed boy who has already been shot is going to turn around and commit a Hara Kiri charge of a cop with his gun pointed at him?
None of Brown's friends who witnessed the whole thing were interviewed by the American media to see how this testimony lined up.
A week or so later the same police gunned down a disturbed man who walked towards them. They said he came at them with a weapon in a raised hand position. Video of the event showed otherwise, showing the man was mowed down in a hail of bullets from two officers after approaching them.
The St Louis cops have a new Bush form of Taser.