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rudolph the red

(666 posts)
3. It seems pretty clear that he is describing Brown's facial expression,
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 02:57 PM
Nov 2014

is that no the correct interpretation?

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
11. the question is: why?
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:50 PM
Nov 2014

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)
13. That's a good question, although I doubt that he (Wilson) was thinking about
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:53 PM
Nov 2014

getting racists on his side at the time he made the statement.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
15. of course he did
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:02 PM
Nov 2014

why else would he make that statement? why would he describe a black man as a "demon," and call him "it?"

damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
4. Wilson is deranged
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 02:58 PM
Nov 2014

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)
7. Wilson was fired from his last job as a cop. His whole Dept was fired. Some were rehired
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:06 PM
Nov 2014

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)
9. He was at the time of the shooting
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:22 PM
Nov 2014

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)
12. were't they about the same size?
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:51 PM
Nov 2014

so what made him have the hallucination? rhetorical question...i already know. as you said, big and black.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
5. If only there was an impartial system in place, Brown had no chance of getting justice.
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 02:59 PM
Nov 2014

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)
6. Basically, "It" had the audacity to walk in the street and not cower before the authority of Wilson.
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:01 PM
Nov 2014

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)
8. I can understand that Brown's size could be intimidating but...
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 03:09 PM
Nov 2014

...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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LP2K12

(885 posts)
14. How would you describe the face?
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 04:58 PM
Nov 2014
It looked like a demon.
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)
19. i think it was calculated, and self-serving
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:08 PM
Nov 2014

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.

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