http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...-michael-brown-robbing-store-before-shooting/ So much for the big bad racist police picking on the poor ole downtrodden innocent black man....
This isn't about whether he was armed or not. This is debunking the whole notion that Mike Brown was some choir boy whom the cops approached for absolutely no reason. I do agree, from the way the story of the shooting has been told, that the shooting was unjustified...but this guy was NOT an innocent kid like he's been portrayed. THESE are the kind of the people that the liberal left will have us believe are picked on for no reason.
Was he attempting to grab the cops sidearm? We have no clue. The cop says so. The guy is certainly not the guy as portrayed by the media.
and I just read the officer was black (I have not confirmed that) but that would be a nightmare scenario for sharpton and the leftists who wanted to use this to distract for their failed policies. but I am on board with those who think the police have gone overboard with swat teams and military tactics and particularly new yorks stop frisk for no reason policy.
Nick Wing Posted: 08/15/2014 1:12 pm EDT Updated: 9 minutes ago At a Friday press conference outside a Ferguson, Missouri, QuikTrip gas station burned during looting earlier this week, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson identified Darren Wilson as the police officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown on Saturday. Jackson gave no further information about the incident that led to Brown being shot multiple times, but revealed that the 18-year-old was the lead suspect in a strong-arm robbery at a convenience store, where a box of Swisher Sweets cigars valued at $48.99 was stolen and a clerk was allegedly shoved. Surveillance photos released by police appear to show a figure that loosely fits Brown's description. Wilson was reportedly responding to the crime when he confronted Brown. To be sure, any information at all about the day Brown was killed is useful, though the public way in which the police shared the photos of the incident at the convenience store suggest their motive was not public service and transparency,but an effort to shift the discussion to one about Brown's character. But Brown's character is irrelevant. Brown's potential involvement in a crime doesn't answer the questions that citizens of Ferguson have taken to the streets for the past six days to see answered: How and why did Brown end up dead in the middle of the street? Was Wilson justified in shooting down Brown? Did Brown really assault the officer in his vehicle and reach for his gun, as police claim? Did Wilson fire the fatal shot while Brown had his hands up, as other eyewitnesses claim? How does this incident play into the broader trend of police using excessive force on unarmed black males? This continued failure to provide answers brings up one final question: If Brown did rough up a convenience store clerk and steal a box of smokes, does it mean we should care less about the circumstances of his death? If you believe the answer to this question is no, then it doesn't matter if Michael Brown stole a box of cigars. As Ezra Klein writes at Vox, focusing on Brown's character obscures the real matter at hand: This case is not about whether Michael Brown was One Of The Good Ones. It's not even about whether he robbed a convenience store. The penalty for stealing cigars from a convenience store is not death. This case is about whether Wilson was legally justified in shooting Michael Brown.
when are people going to learn. If you are six foot 4, 300 pound male who just committed strong armed robbery... you had best not fail an attitude check by a police officer. When cops feel threatened they train themselves to shoot first and ask questions later. When you are a 18 year old 6 foot 4 black strong armed robber... you already half shot by a cop responding to a crime. Should the cop get in trouble... (edit... perhaps... convexx is correct we don't know yet) Should we be surprised...no. this is the realty of being 6 foot 4. And you guys know what I am talking about. all the really big guys in a bar from bouncers to patrons all "size up" the situation up because they know they are targets -- because they strike fear in others.
Unbelievable how sheepish ppl are. Delusion of crowds. He was walking home for bible study. Why is it that it's so easy to ignore the cop's statement when the statement out of the perp has been, until now, complete bullshit? Store stills and video come out and the remaining perp admits to the robbery?