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OK, the old "Hand in the waistband" bullshit. The cops favorite shooting excuse. nt (Original Post) Logical Nov 2014 OP
followed by "He made a furtive gesture" Cop 101 CBGLuthier Nov 2014 #1
And the "followed my training" BS. So not his fault, its the trainings fault. nt Logical Nov 2014 #2
He's a helluva storyteller - I'll give him that Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #3
No shit, he had months to rehearse it. And great coaches I bet. nt Logical Nov 2014 #5
I am embarrassed for Wilson, he couldn't come up with NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #4
He Didn't Need To n/t SoCalMusicLover Nov 2014 #8
+ 1000 nt Logical Nov 2014 #10
Along with "He went for my gun." nt MrScorpio Nov 2014 #6
+ 1000 nt Logical Nov 2014 #7
Unless I missed something it appears Wilson admitted to shooting Brown 3 times when his back was Hoyt Nov 2014 #9

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
1. followed by "He made a furtive gesture" Cop 101
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 07:38 PM
Nov 2014

when they should be teaching them how to handle people without killing them instead of how to explain you just emptied your weapon into an unarmed man.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
3. He's a helluva storyteller - I'll give him that
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 07:40 PM
Nov 2014

Well coached. He's learned his lines well. To hear Wilson tell it, Mike Brown combines the rage of a PCP user with the speed and size of Ndamukong Suh.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
9. Unless I missed something it appears Wilson admitted to shooting Brown 3 times when his back was
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 08:04 PM
Nov 2014

turned.. So the witnesses were right about that.. Also said he fired a total of 12 times. Honest to God, I go as far as to say I can see Brown being killed during scuffle at car (wouldn't like it, but I can see it). But 3 shots fired as Brown ran and 7 more after Brown supposedly turned, screw that crud.. Wilson's wild shooting in a populated neighborhood tells me how he felt about the people living there. 12 shots at Brown tells me how he felt about him.

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