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In reply to the discussion: This is not how I remember the micheal brown shooting. From wiki [View all]Uponthegears
(1,499 posts)123. Oh my
And right back to hiding behind the Justice Department report.
Try hiding behind FACTS.
You took a stab at trying to discredit 122 and 130 by repeating the report and got schooled (which of course you don't realize because you "dc" to look at the facts), so you don't get to hide there.
Ya got anything else?
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Blasting an unarmed person 12 times seems pretty representative to me of police violence
brush
Jul 2016
#5
Look up what unarmed means. Also while you're at it look up how the cop in North Charleston also . .
brush
Jul 2016
#12
You believe the cop. I don't. We've all seen videos that have proved many cops lie to cover. . .
brush
Jul 2016
#61
The white guy construction workers said he had his hands up and cop kept shooting
brush
Jul 2016
#71
Of course you would take the word of the cop. He's the only one who said Brown charged into . . .
brush
Jul 2016
#95
Well said, well reasoned post. The cop apologists here probably won't give it credence . . .
brush
Aug 2016
#131
Oh do go on, is it cause he was one of those hepped up super black men the police fear so much?
CBGLuthier
Jul 2016
#6
We've seen many examples of white people doing to cops things that would have gotten a black man kil
Ohioblue22
Jul 2016
#41
Um , wouldn't use that "fact" even if the math is correct as there is an inherent problem in it
pkdu
Jul 2016
#78
You seem to having trouble making a point? or are you just throwing out a list of unrelated data
pkdu
Jul 2016
#88
Dylan Roof was calmly brought into police custody after killing nine people during a prayer service
Ohioblue22
Aug 2016
#158
The guy was unarmed. The cop didn't know about the convenience store incident yet still gunned . . .
brush
Jul 2016
#72
So you believe his criminal counterpart over Obama's Justice Department....got it
pipoman
Jul 2016
#97
Again, false; the dispatcher alerted the "seating in progress", with descriptions, well before (nt)
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#56
See post 20 below...the Justice Department disagrees and actually has evidence to the contrary
pipoman
Jul 2016
#92
I think you meant to post this to someone else, because you're agreeing with me
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#93
because a couple dollars worth of blunts are trivial compared to your life? nt
killbotfactory
Jul 2016
#86
So he was running away, stopped, turned around and charged at a cop with a gun drawn?
killbotfactory
Jul 2016
#89
(no one in their right mind is claiming that Wilson knew about the convenience store incident until
Ohioblue22
Jul 2016
#14
On the contrary...the JD investigation reported Wilson was aware of the robbery BEFORE he stopped
True Earthling
Jul 2016
#26
If he knew about the robbery he would have tried to arrest them Them instead of just telling them to
Ohioblue22
Jul 2016
#40
The same doj that couldn't find anything actionable with the fraud committed by the banksters
Ohioblue22
Jul 2016
#43
The Obama doj let the banksters walk, trust only goes so far. Strangely the u.s. Couldn't find
Ohioblue22
Jul 2016
#42
The information in the OP is consistent with the Justice Department findings.
Trust Buster
Jul 2016
#51
Because you remember the media and activist narrative that spread wildly right after
Lee-Lee
Jul 2016
#52
I've always thought this particular case didn't deserve as much attention as some others.
Lil Missy
Jul 2016
#53
Exactly; one of the points of the BLM manifesto is "Independently investigate and prosecute police
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#109
It seems to be the opposite effect imo, people are reading what they type and realize
Rex
Jul 2016
#112
You are correct. But whatever happened, there was no excuse to shoot Brown that many times.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#106
Well it doesn't help that the city PD was holding the entire population of POC economic
Rex
Jul 2016
#111
While I thank you for the heads-up on that was it really that hard to find?
Ohioblue22
Aug 2016
#138