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In reply to the discussion: Darren Wilson is 6'4'', 210 lbs. [View all]cyberswede
(26,117 posts)36. My 14 yo son is 6'2" 230 lbs - he is definitely NOT scary
...except to the other football team. haha
I can't even imagine how a 200 lb. adult, especially one trained in law enforcement, could feel threatened by an unarmed teenager. There are lots of small police officers - are they all in fear for their lives whenever they encounter someone larger? I sure hope not!
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Two points. #1 - In boxing, everyone above 200 lbs is considered a heavyweight so...
stevenleser
Nov 2014
#10
Unless you were in better condition and knew how to fight. I do not know if these two things apply
jwirr
Nov 2014
#87
Persumably Darren Wilson would have had police training as well. Police are trained to handle bigger
Erose999
Nov 2014
#8
Yeah but at some point extra weight weighs you down and doesn't make you stronger
gollygee
Nov 2014
#18
If it is a picture we want there is the one above of Wilson and then the video of Michael in the
jwirr
Nov 2014
#88
You are aware that cops are in pathological fear of blacks in America, right?
MrScorpio
Nov 2014
#26
If Wilson would have kept driving and not turned around to confront the kids, Brown would be alive.
Rex
Nov 2014
#40
Well he was a cop and Brown was walking down the middle of the street. He also had received a
doc03
Nov 2014
#42
how about an in shape cop at 210 with 70# muscle with and an obese teen with 100+# fat
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#32
Going by Body Mass Index, 210 lbs. at 6-foot-4 is just barely outside the "normal weight" range.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2014
#35
Zimmerman and Wilson have training TM and Mike brown have none by the black guys are
uponit7771
Nov 2014
#29
Thank you, I had no idea Wilson was that big, thought he was a little guy the way the story read.
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#33
Darren Wilson is a stupid coward and bully. When I pulled shore patrol duty, I was 5'7, 155 lbs.
haele
Nov 2014
#49
Isn't it nice to have them here, nit-picking everyone's posts but contributing nothing?
arcane1
Nov 2014
#83
They must have a lot invested in justifying the shooting of an unarmed teenager.
cyberswede
Nov 2014
#84
The parallels are not lost on me either. To very loosely paraphrase Johnny Cochran:
arcane1
Nov 2014
#85