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After that first shot went off, Wilson testified that Brown stepped back and "looked up at me and had the most intense aggressive face. The only way I can describe it, it looks like a demon, that's how angry he looked."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/darren-wilson-testimony-mike-brown-demon
bravenak
(34,648 posts)We never were and never will be.
shenmue
(38,503 posts)rudolph the red
(666 posts)is that no the correct interpretation?
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)why would this young man be so enraged as to attack and armed police officer? and...dehumanizing the victim as " a demon" is a great way to get racists on your side.
rudolph the red
(666 posts)getting racists on his side at the time he made the statement.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)why else would he make that statement? why would he describe a black man as a "demon," and call him "it?"
rudolph the red
(666 posts)noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)he needs a fucking mirror.
rudolph the red
(666 posts)damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)He never should of been a cop in the first place. People afraid of their own shadows have no biz out in public with a gun strapped to them.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)and new cops brought in. But Wilson was not one of those rehired.
So you are right, at least one Dept agreed that he did not belong on their police force.
There has been literally no mention of this in the media whatsoever.
Warpy
(110,913 posts)I think he panicked. Brown was a big kid and all he saw was the big and the black.
When cops get to that point they need to be rotated to desk jobs until they can manage to get a grip again.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)so what made him have the hallucination? rhetorical question...i already know. as you said, big and black.
Rex
(65,616 posts)So correct, I read that in the report and shuddered. Thomas Rice would be pleased, you know the Klan is celebrating.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Fuck.
At the end of the day, this is all about noncompliance with authority and the INHUMAN treatment of civilians by police.
I'm as sure as I can be that if Wilson had been kind and gentle in asking the men to please use the sidewalk, as he should have, there would be no problem.
The truth is that, especially with young men of color, the first encounter is filled with aggression and destined to become ugly.
Fucker.
randome
(34,845 posts)...by the same token, Wilson was in better physical shape and could easily have stayed out of reach. The police can have all the firearms training in the world but if they can't think on their feet, what good is it?
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GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)Disclaimer
LP2K12
(885 posts)What's the it? We're all assuming the it was in reference to Brown.
The face can be described as it. Brown should be described as he.
The only way I can describe it, IT looks like a demon, that's how angry he looked.
The only way I can describe it, HE looks like a demon, that's how angry he looked.
The only way I can describe it, it looks like a demon, that's how angry IT looked. <--- That would send me red flags.
The only way I can describe it, HIS FACE looks like a demon, that's how angry he looked.
Just my two cents. What a horrible situation.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)an attempt to justify what he did. who cares if you kill "a demon?" once again, the victim. who was not there to defend himself, was put on trial.