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This gets worse and worse newfie11 Aug 2014 #1
Yes, it does and the whole world is watching, newfie Cha Aug 2014 #53
Just totally horrible! In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #2
That wasn't a murder, it was an execution. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #3
That wasn't police, it was a death squad. (Not being VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #14
+1,000 malaise Aug 2014 #51
Hmmm Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #4
I don't know how or how long it will take tol get to this point, but they need to have Lars39 Aug 2014 #5
Interesting sociological data point: average family income in Ferguson: $36,000. Average VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #15
Indeed! INEXTRICABLY!! -NT Anansi1171 Aug 2014 #55
My gawd. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #6
My GAWD! Stellar Aug 2014 #7
That sure looks like the shooter, Wilson in picture number 1. FarPoint Aug 2014 #8
Has it been determined if shooter cop was riding solo? hexola Aug 2014 #9
Execution. Plain and simple. marble falls Aug 2014 #10
+1.....flat out murder. yourout Aug 2014 #11
The FBI will gather all the facts of the case seveneyes Aug 2014 #12
And before the apologists chime in to question Johnson's veracity.... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #13
thanks BronxBoy kpete Aug 2014 #16
No..Thank you BronxBoy Aug 2014 #23
Johnson needs a different lawyer. pintobean Aug 2014 #17
Evil ... russspeakeasy Aug 2014 #18
Can't help but wonder.... HoosierCowboy Aug 2014 #19
If there is.... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #25
How many bullets are in those guns? randome Aug 2014 #20
15-round clips in Glock not uncommon Hissyspit Aug 2014 #21
Thanks for the info. randome Aug 2014 #24
Six is the magic number for most revolvers. JoeyT Aug 2014 #77
Can't call that anything but murder, cop or no cop. rickyhall Aug 2014 #22
Don't demonize the cops. vlyons Aug 2014 #26
pfffft L0oniX Aug 2014 #30
You and I disagree a lot. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #66
just, no AnAzulTexas Aug 2014 #35
If he shot first and wounded Brown paused then fired more rounds into him that is premeditated. gordianot Aug 2014 #38
My Dad was a cop in Dallas vlyons Aug 2014 #40
My understanding is the same, also Police have an added burden with Standard Operating Procedures. gordianot Aug 2014 #47
You are wrong about 1st degree.It does not require much advance planning at all, certainly not kath Aug 2014 #60
When telling the truth about someone becomes "demonizing" maybe someone needs to act differently? TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #44
REALLY??!! What would you prefer people to do, hang a halo around his head? HE FUCKING Ecumenist Aug 2014 #78
Could you remove the second picture, please? KitSileya Aug 2014 #27
done kpete Aug 2014 #41
Thank you! KitSileya Aug 2014 #42
There should be enough evidence, so far, to put this officer IN PRISON truth2power Aug 2014 #28
Yes Chimeradog Aug 2014 #76
when will the murders of black men stop? samsingh Aug 2014 #29
it's not just black people AnAzulTexas Aug 2014 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author AnAzulTexas Aug 2014 #36
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #54
And not a Goddamn thing will change! Stonepounder Aug 2014 #31
They® have one hell of a safety-net for corporations. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #45
Does this seem like unbiased reporting? Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #32
Sheesh, that's horrible. Where the hell did that dreck appear? kath Aug 2014 #61
that was from the Wash Post link in the OP Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #71
Wow. The WaPo was all pissed at the cops the other day, after what cops did to their reporter. kath Aug 2014 #72
Disgusting and unnerving n/t tooeyeten Aug 2014 #33
Disgust/ revulsion/ rage etherealtruth Aug 2014 #34
No red cap. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #39
Would a cap come off when wrestling with another person? seveneyes Aug 2014 #43
There was no "wrestling". The cop called him over to the car, there were words exchanged,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #50
There are no dashcams in Fergson PD's cars. n/t gldstwmn Aug 2014 #52
No wonder they think they can get away with murder. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #64
Still waiting for the facts seveneyes Aug 2014 #58
Yeah,.....can't take the local's word for it. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #65
So far, four separate eyewitnesses tell the same story. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #67
have any of these eyewitnesses been interviewed at this point? indivisibleman Aug 2014 #69
Not by the Ferguson PD. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #70
I've seen images of the red cap justiceischeap Aug 2014 #48
Saw that. Wasn't there in the panning video of him dead in the street.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #49
"do a pixel check for photoshopping." seveneyes Aug 2014 #59
Best news of all was them taking over. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #62
Agree 100% seveneyes Aug 2014 #63
Now, now...that's one way to ascertain one fact... JimDandy Aug 2014 #68
Watch the second video in the first reponse in the last link in the OP.... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #57
Kicked and recommended for the truth. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #46
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #56
kpete's published accounts ReRe Aug 2014 #73
KIck Cha Aug 2014 #74
Has even 1 Cop lost his job over this sh-t, or is the inJustice System that f'ing broken in this blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #75
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #79
wt? tio6873 Aug 2014 #80
What in the world do you mean? maced666 Aug 2014 #81
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