Michael Brown shot dead by police

[lefty]

:lol

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bassemmasri?utm_campaign=JPER&utm_medium=FlashPlayer&utm_source=embed

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Our resident law expert fuzzy in da house

Ahh yes and counselor crayola starts with ad hominem.

[lefty]

:lol

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bassemmasri?utm_campaign=JPER&utm_medium=FlashPlayer&utm_source=embed
watch this TBH :wow

[HI-FI]

they try not to get political, and like it or not this case has become political
true. both this and Trayvon were overly political. HNIC and Jarrett pulling them strings imo.

[RD2191]

Come on, somebody snap.

[lefty]

Come on, somebody snap.
is fappening

[jag]

:lol stupid ass white woman "we don't fight each other!"

She's about to catch an ass beating and a rape

[SnakeBoy]

uh oh police agitators in the crowd lol

[Fabbs]

i dont get it tbh... this guy basically says the entire case is a question of fact. some witnesses said this, some witnesses said that... that's the literal purpose of a trial jury
Notice he said once the witnesses who said "He got shot in the back wif his hands up" were informed ALL the autopsies showed otherwise, many of them tried to CHANGE their testimony.

Conclusion: They were lying in the 1st place or their eyes/brain simply saw what was not so.

[BatManu20]

And so the rioting ensues..

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[DarrinS]

Our resident law expert fuzzy in da house

:lol

[vy65]

Ahh yes and counselor crayola starts with ad hominem.

Vicious burn bro

[Robz4000]

Zimmerman out of nowhere on a white horse, jk.

:lol might be the funniest thing you've ever posted

[spurraider21]

Notice he said once the witnesses who said "He got shot in the back wif his hands up" were informed ALL the autopsies showed otherwise, many of them tried to CHANGE their testimony.

Conclusion: They were lying in the 1st place or their eyes/brain simply saw what was not so.
yeah i caught that as well, after they asked him if they considered perjury charges for witnesses.

i just thought he did a poor job of relaying the decision, made it seem weird

[benefactor]

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[SnakeBoy]

Cmon, I feel like I'm watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie

[Jacob1983]

Does a dashboard cam video exist?

[Brazil]

wtf ?

:lol

[Clipper Nation]

The prosecutor wasn't trying to get an indictment.

Yeah, that's it... it couldn't possibly just be that Brown charged at the officer after committing a crime.

[Robz4000]

When is shit gonna hit the fan tbh?

[RD2191]

Why not body cams on all officers? Problem solved. None of this he said she said bullshit.

[DarrinS]

The prosecutor wasn't trying to get an indictment. Hope St. Louis isn't burned down.

:cry

[lefty]

no more stream wtf

[vy65]

The prosecutor wasn't trying to get an indictment. Hope St. Louis isn't burned down.

Croft unbelievable.

[DarrinS]

Why not body cams on all officers? Problem solved. None of this he said she said bullshit.

I agree.

[SupremeGuy]

:cry justice for Wilson :cry

[baseline bum]

no more stream wtf

:cry Damn I'll be pissed if I miss the police go Kent State here :cry

[spurraider21]

no more stream wtf
:pctoss

[HI-FI]

:cry Damn I'll be pissed if I miss the police go Kent State here :cry
in related news, crime in Ferguson reaches all time lows.

[baseline bum]

Shots fired.

:cry But it's the outside agitators :cry

[lefty]

Im going to hell

http://www.fxguide.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/07/ApesConfrontation.jpg

[baseline bum]

There was 5 shots fired y'all, up in the air

[SupremeGuy]

The prosecutor wasn't trying to get an indictment. Hope St. Louis isn't burned down.:cry why won't they indict an innocent man?


Our resident law expert fuzzy in da house:lol

[lefty]

no piss

[baseline bum]

This shit sucks. I have seen better riots live in person than this tbh

[lefty]

TBH all the protesters have to do is to imagine they have 10 Tony Romos in front of them

[SupremeGuy]

Im going to hell

http://www.fxguide.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/07/ApesConfrontation.jpg:lmao

[SnakeBoy]

Good they're leaving the farmhouse finally. Rick's bout to go HAM.

[jeebus]

no more stream wtf
it still works, my left handed ally.

[DarrinS]

This shit sucks. I have seen better riots live in person than this tbh

Too cold

[lefty]

Dont say "dont shoot" you idiots, they're gonna shoot

[baseline bum]

Whose streets?

Looks like the police's tbh

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Vicious burn bro

likewise.

the funny thing is that I never claim to have an expertise in law. you have and you are butthurt because I point out how your logic sucks and mock your ability. All you can come with is that I'm no expert in law. Well, no shit, Sherlock, but I never claimed to be.

[DMX7]

I came into this pretty open minded but this guy isn't very convincing at all.

[jag]

Im going to hell

http://www.fxguide.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/07/ApesConfrontation.jpg

:lol

[lefty]

Of course those black kids have Poorsung phones

[RD2191]

I came into this pretty open minded but this guy isn't very convincing at all.
He isn't. He also dodged all questions.

[baseline bum]

Of course those black kids have Poorsung phones

That avatar :lmao

[jag]

Just in case
http://http://m.ustream.tv/channel/bassemmasri

[SupremeGuy]

Why not body cams on all officers? Problem solved. None of this he said she said bullshit.When shown evidence, the faggots claiming that Brown had his back turned all changed their tune, doggy. All reliable witnesses and evidence backed up Wilson's account, tbh.

[jag]

That avatar :lmao

That's awesome

[lefty]

Rethorical question , my brutha

"Is it legal to shoot black kids "

[HI-FI]

Our resident law expert fuzzy in da house
:lmao

[RD2191]

When shown evidence, the faggots claiming that Brown had his back turned all changed their tune, doggy. All reliable witnesses and evidence backed up Wilson's account, tbh.
This case is over. I mean so shit like this doesn't happen again.

[baseline bum]

It's ok to kill a teenager... on his way to college. :lmao

Michael Brown couldn't get into UTSA

[vy65]

The prosecutor wasn't trying to get an indictment. Hope St. Louis isn't burned down.


likewise.

the funny thing is that I never claim to have an expertise in law. you have and you are butthurt because I point out how your logic sucks and mock your ability. All you can come with is that I'm no expert in law. Well, no shit, Sherlock, but I never claimed to be.

Hmmmmmmm ....

[Fabbs]

Will we get to see which jurors voted for? Against?

If not individual, will the total be released?
Example 12-0
11-1
10-2
9-3 :lol i hope not. If 9-3 i hope it's color blind.

[jeebus]

:lmao they can't tip over a cop car. even fat be@ner laker fans can do that

[SupremeGuy]

Why isn't FL in Ferguson rioting?

[lefty]

Police car


Yeah thats gonna hurt them

[RD2191]

Oh shit

[SnakeBoy]

lol police gave them a car to play with

[lefty]

lol police gave them a car to play with
:lol

[baseline bum]

Niggas destroying a cop car now!!!!!

https://i.imgur.com/7drHiqrh.jpg

Cops shooting them down with rubber bullets :lmao

[Fabbs]

Geragos is such a complete POS.

[jag]

lol police gave them a car to play with

:lol

[Robz4000]

Here we go

[BatManu20]

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[spurraider21]

:lmao wtf does destroying a car accomplish

[SupremeGuy]

Zimmerman and Wilson should have a beer together. The World is a better place thanks to them, tbh.

[baseline bum]

Cathy's Kitchen bout to get looted :lol

[Robz4000]

lol police gave them a car to play with

:lol exactly what I said

[lefty]

At least someone is gonna get a new 60" screen for his PS4

[spurraider21]

http://img.pandawhale.com/post-25067-And-Here-We-Go-Joker-gif-Imgur-x71M.gif

[SupremeGuy]

:lmao wtf does destroying a car accomplish:monkey

[SnakeBoy]

here we go, they musta smelled some chicken in the kitchen

[jag]

:lol Why is Kathy's Kitchen exempt from the violence?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Hmmmmmmm ....

I don't know counselor but I don't see the word 'expert' or a similar synonym. I was talking about how the st louis prosecutor went about the investigation and grand jury proceedings. I'm not particularly worried about your supposed expertise so if you want to argue the point then have at it.

Nope, counselor crayola leads with the ad hominem that appeals to his own authority.

[lefty]

Food eh


Priorities

[SupremeGuy]

At least someone is gonna get a new 60" screen for his PS4That's all those thugs care about, tbh. They just want a reason to riot, loot, and then cry victim if a cop shoots or stops them. Bunch of trash.

[BatManu20]

To celebrate about how much attention this is drawing away from his presidency :lol

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[jag]

That quizno's doesn't stand a chance

[Robz4000]

:lmao smell of marijuana in the air

[baseline bum]

:lmao wtf does destroying a car accomplish

This shit's weak. When UCLA knocked USC out of the BCS title game motherfuckers set a car on fire by the frat houses.

[SupremeGuy]

Palenque and Quiznos going down, tbh.

[RD2191]

Fucking munchies.

[baseline bum]

That quizno's doesn't stand a chance

Damn, I thought Quiznos shut down already

[HI-FI]

Zimmerman and Wilson should have a beer together. The World is a better place thanks to them, tbh.
the world just lost a future ophthalmologist and dual threat QB, okay asshole?

[Koolaid_Man]

Racist white fsggots need to die

[Fabbs]

(MSNBC) National Guard set to helicopter drop buckets of KFC.

[SupremeGuy]

To celebrate about how much attention this is drawing away from his presidency :lol

537077738394632193fail president keeps failing :lol

[DMX7]

When shown evidence, the faggots claiming that Brown had his back turned all changed their tune, doggy. All reliable witnesses and evidence backed up Wilson's account, tbh.

Even if he was charging at the officer, did he need to shoot to kill to stop him -- especially considering he was completely unarmed person?

[jag]

http://http://m.ustream.tv/channel/bassemmasri

Still going strong

[spurraider21]

Racist white fsggots need to die
you sent me a bunch of racist anti-black PM's even though i told u to shut the fuck up after the first 3

[SupremeGuy]

Racist white fsggots need to dieRacist blacks lying about what they saw just to stir the racial pot need to fucking die

[Koolaid_Man]

It really is sad....they keep killing innocent kids. We all knew this shit would happen.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You shouldn't have a law enforcement apparatus investigate itself.

[DarrinS]

I don't know counselor but I don't see the word 'expert' or a similar synonym. I was talking about how the st louis prosecutor went about the investigation and grand jury proceedings. I'm not particularly worried about your supposed expertise so if you want to argue the point then have at it.

Nope, counselor crayola leads with the ad hominem that appeals to his own authority.


STFU already, dickhead

[jeebus]

just call in one A-10 strafing run on these chimps. that would be epic.

[lefty]

To celebrate about how much attention this is drawing away from his presidency :lol

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"we have brand new information; our Intel just told us Brown was a member of ISIS"

PROBLEM SOLVED

[vy65]

I don't know counselor but I don't see the word 'expert' or a similar synonym. I was talking about how the st louis prosecutor went about the investigation and grand jury proceedings. I'm not particularly worried about your supposed expertise so if you want to argue the point then have at it.

Nope, counselor crayola leads with the ad hominem that appeals to his own authority.

3 months of testimony. 2 days of deliberation. They heard the evidence and found no probable cause. I don't have a specific reason to believe the prosecutor did or didn't do his job. Do you?

[baseline bum]

just call in one A-10 strafing run on these chimps. that would be epic.

:cry But Cathy's Kitchen :cry

[jag]

It's not a real riot until they start running in packs, with rapid and unpredictable changes of direction.

[vy65]

You shouldn't have a law enforcement apparatus investigate itself.

The grand jury isn't LE

[SupremeGuy]

Even if he was charging at the officer, did he need to shoot to kill to stop him -- especially considering he was completely unarmed person?Not sure if serious...

[spurraider21]

surprised Obama didn't open by somehow blaming Bush

[BatManu20]

Fucking idiots, tbh.

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[DarrinS]

(MSNBC) National Guard set to helicopter drop buckets of KFC.

An old WKRP episode comes to mind. :lol

[SupremeGuy]

You shouldn't have a law enforcement apparatus investigate itself.Holy fuck you're stupid. :lol

[FuzzyLumpkins]

This shit's weak. When UCLA knocked USC out of the BCS title game motherfuckers set a car on fire by the frat houses.

:lol Nobody riots like Los Angeles.

[HI-FI]

Fucking idiots, tbh.

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coons need to use that E. Honda slap attack, much faster.

[lefty]

This is like watching the Blair Witch Project, minus the suspense

[jeebus]

:cry But Cathy's Kitchen :cry
The pilots won't be aiming at Quiznos or Cathy's Kitchen; just the streets. It'll be pretty fun to watch imo.

[spurraider21]

Fucking idiots, tbh.

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this will change everything :rolleyes

[SupremeGuy]

surprised Obama didn't open by somehow blaming BushI'm waiting for FL and boutons to blame the republicans, tbh. :lol

[baseline bum]

coons need to use that E. Honda slap attack, much faster.

:rollin

[Clipper Nation]

It really is sad....they keep killing innocent kids. We all knew this shit would happen.

There was an innocent kid killed too? Thought it was just the shoplifter who lunged at the cop and tried to steal his gun, tbh.

[Koolaid_Man]

Racist blacks lying about what they saw just to stir the racial pot need to fucking die

I saw your full length profile pic and homie you look like you take it up the ass for real for real...you look like a little tight ass Puerto Rican mixed faggot. A little fucking tight ass hoe. Real talk. Yall go to this faggots profile page and tell me he doesnt look like a cock smoking queer.

[Robz4000]

coons need to use that E. Honda slap attack, much faster.

:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Even if he was charging at the officer, did he need to shoot to kill to stop him -- especially considering he was completely unarmed person?
I'd love to see how you'd react in that situation.

[baseline bum]

:cry They don't want rocks thrown at them they should leave :cry

[ohmwrecker]

An old WKRP episode comes to mind. :lol

I watched the first season on Hulu recently. That shit still holds up. Fantastic writing, perfect casting.

[DarrinS]

I saw your full length profile pic and homie you look like you take it up the ass for real for real...you look like a little tight ass Puerto Rican mixed faggot. A little fucking tight ass hoe. Real talk. Yall go to this faggots profile page and tell me he doesnt look like a cock smoking queer.

Tolerance_Man speaks

[pgardn]

It's not a real riot until they start running in packs, with rapid and unpredictable changes of direction.

Damn, I rioted as a child when the neighborhood Cujo got out.

[baseline bum]

LOL coons threw the tear gas back at the cops

[jeebus]

:lmao "if you don't want rocks thrown at you, you shouldn't be here"

#blacklogic

[RD2191]

I wanna see fire gaw dammit.

[DarrinS]

I watched the first season on Hulu recently. That shit still holds up. Fantastic writing, perfect casting.

One of my favorites. Taxi was brilliant, too.

[BatManu20]

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[ohmwrecker]

One of my favorites. Taxi was brilliant, too.

:tu

[jag]

Picking up tear gas cans and throwing them.

:lol geniuses

[SnakeBoy]

I wanna see fire gaw dammit.

Pretty weak shit so far.

Shit, white people mad about some cows was better

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/534db531eab8eacf1caab272-1200-924/bundy-ranch.jpg

[SupremeGuy]

I saw your full length profile pic and homie you look like you take it up the ass for real for real...you look like a little tight ass Puerto Rican mixed faggot. A little fucking tight ass hoe. Real talk. Yall go to this faggots profile page and tell me he doesnt look like a cock smoking queer.Why are you checking me out, bro? :lol

[jeebus]

you gotta wear a filter with your mask, you fucking chimp

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Holy fuck you're stupid. :lol

So you think that the prosecutor that worked with a cop should lead the investigation and indictment of said cop? Wilson was a witness many times over for the St Louis DA. It's why he handled the 'investigation' as he did. He didn't want to try to indict him so he did the 'full disclosure.'

If he didn't want to do the GJ he should have just not done is and saved us the dog and pony show.

or are you just going to go with the petty insult to hide your actual stupidity?

[TheGreatYacht]

"Let's break in to best buy and get ourselves an Xbox One... For Mike Brown though."

[Robz4000]

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:lol

[baseline bum]

you gotta wear a filter with your mask, you fucking chimp

:lol

[RD2191]

Pretty weak shit so far.

Shit, white people mad about some cows was better

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/534db531eab8eacf1caab272-1200-924/bundy-ranch.jpg
Whatever happened with that? Now that mutha fucka held up on his ranch was gangsta.:lol

[spurraider21]

So you think that the prosecutor that worked with a cop should lead the investigation and indictment of said cop? Wilson was a witness many times over for the St Louis DA. It's why he handled the 'investigation' as he did. He didn't want to try to indict him so he did the 'full disclosure.'

If he didn't want to do the GJ he should have just not done is and saved us the dog and pony show.

or are you just going to go with the petty insult to hide your actual stupidity?
it seems like you would favor the idea of the prosecutor handing it over to the grand jury then

[Chomag]

Destroying that police car that their hard working taxes has paid for sure will show them!!! Oh wait... most there prob dont know what paying taxes is.

[BatManu20]

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[RD2191]

If you're a pussy you shouldn't be a cop. Officer Wilson was clearly a bitch.

[jag]

you gotta wear a filter with your mask, you fucking chimp

:lol

[jeebus]

Destroying that police car that their hard working taxes has paid for sure will show them!!! Oh wait... most there prob dont know what paying taxes is.
No, it was a military vehicle. They're all military vehicles. :cry

[Fabbs]

Barry is such an excellent speaker.
Agree his calm and collected delivery.
Said all the right things.

[ohmwrecker]

If you're a pussy you shouldn't be a cop. Officer Wilson was clearly a bitch.

real talk.

[RD2191]

Dat tear gas.

[BatManu20]

All these black athletes taking to Twitter to complain that the system is against them is painfully ignorant Smh

[DMX7]

I'd love to see how you'd react in that situation.

I was thinking the same thing, and I don't think I would have panicked.

[baseline bum]

This guy on the stream needs to loot a better camera tonight

[Robz4000]

Well this is more like it

[Reck]

They're furmigating them like fucking ants. :lmao

[jeebus]

Season's greeting. :lobt2:

[jag]

:lol cnn reports getting tear gassed

[Clipper Nation]

I was thinking the same thing, and I don't think I would have panicked.

:lmao Riiiight.

[HI-FI]

I'm waiting for FL and boutons to blame the republicans, tbh. :lol
it's coming. boutons hasn't clocked in yet, then the spamming will start.

[jeebus]

This guy on the stream needs to loot a better camera tonight
He better hands up don't loot his way over to best buy before all the best ones are taken

[jag]

Nobody wants to play anymore.

[ohmwrecker]

Fuck the police though.

[jeebus]

hey guys, makes sure to rub your eyes a lot to get the tear gas out. it works!

[BatManu20]

Molotov cocktails... Riot level: Expert


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[SnakeBoy]

Whatever happened with that? Now that mutha fucka held up on his ranch was gangsta.:lol

Gov't backed down. They knew the difference.

White people - The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots

Black people - No Money on Black Friday

[DMX7]

"Let's break in to best buy and get ourselves an Xbox One... For Mike Brown though."

Do it for Michael Brown!

[jag]

Hard to look like a tough ass gangster when you're bent over wheezing with tears streaming down your face

[RD2191]

Gov't backed down. They knew the difference.

White people - The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots

Black people - No Money on Black Friday
:lol

[Robz4000]

Molotov cocktails... Riot level: Expert


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:lol oh damn

[RD2191]

Fuck the police though.
Now that we can agree on.

[Robz4000]

Hard to look like a tough ass gangster when you're bent over wheezing with tears streaming down your face

Tell that to them thugs in prison imo

[jeebus]

Hard to look like a tough ass gangster when you're bent over wheezing with tears streaming down your face
coughcoughcoughcough :cry "ugh....fuck the coughcoughcough :cry:cry police....":cry coughcoughcoughcough

[DMX7]

:lmao Riiiight.

If you have a gun in your hand and the other guy is completely unarmed... you can shoot him in the leg or something. You don't have to kill him. I don't think I would have panicked, but I'm not a trained professional officer either. This officer had no excuse for killing him given the circumstances that we know of... but maybe there is something we don't. I don't know.

[DarrinS]

Physical evidence has no agenda.

[ohmwrecker]

Now that we can agree on.

Fucking thugs with badges. Fraternity of criminals. License to kill.

[jag]

Molotov cocktails... Riot level: Expert


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:lol it's not a Molotov cocktail when a crackhead lights his do-rag on fire, sticks it in a 40 and chucks it.

[baseline bum]

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120406025353/uncyclopedia/images/5/5a/Count_to_potato_troll.jpg

[Chomag]

If you have a gun in your hand and the other guy is completely unarmed... you can shoot him in the leg or something. You don't have to kill him. I don't think I would have panicked, but I'm not a trained professional officer either. This officer had no excuse for killing him given the circumstances that we know of... but maybe there is something we don't. I don't know.

Shoot him in the leg? You have been watching to many movies my friend

[jeebus]

:lol it's not a Molotov cocktail when a crackhead lights his dew rag on fire, sticks it in a 40 and chucks it.
:lmao:lmao:lmao




wait, what if they use a mickey's hand grenade? :lmao

[RD2191]

If you have a gun in your hand and the other guy is completely unarmed... you can shoot him in the leg or something. You don't have to kill him. I don't think I would have panicked, but I'm not a trained professional officer either. This officer had no excuse for killing him given the circumstances that we know of... but maybe there is something we don't. I don't know.
Agree.

[Clipper Nation]

If you have a gun in your hand and the other guy is completely unarmed... you can shoot him in the leg or something. You don't have to kill him. I don't think I would have panicked, but I'm not a trained professional officer either. This officer had no excuse for killing him given the circumstances that we know of... but maybe there is something we don't. I don't know.
Dude, let's be real. You'd be shitting your pants if a dangerous criminal charged at you and grabbed for your gun. This is about as laughable as Avante trying to claim he can outrun Peyton Hillis.

[baseline bum]

Shoot him in the leg? You have been watching to many movies my friend

:cry No, you shoot the gun out of his hand :cry

[BatManu20]

STOP TRAFFIC

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[RD2191]

Can protesters carry guns? Why is no one armed?

[DMX7]

Physical evidence has no agenda.

Neither do the facts. Michael Brown was shot dead by Officer Wilson and was completely unarmed... period. Excessive force is excessive force.

[HI-FI]

Shoot him in the leg? You have been watching to many movies my friend
he must imagine himself stretching his neck out, Danny Glover style, and firing a single shot to take down Brown.

[BatManu20]

:lol it's not a Molotov cocktail when a crackhead lights his do-rag on fire, sticks it in a 40 and chucks it.


:lol

[baseline bum]

STOP TRAFFIC

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Don't blame him, he has AIDS cancer in the brain now, and it's sad to watch him.

[SnakeBoy]

:lol it's not a Molotov cocktail when a crackhead lights his do-rag on fire, sticks it in a 40 and chucks it.

:lol

[RD2191]

Dude, let's be real. You'd be shitting your pants if a dangerous criminal charged at you and grabbed for your gun. This is about as laughable as Avante trying to claim he can outrun Peyton Hillis.
Dangerous criminal? Rofl. It was an unarmed teenager.

[Clipper Nation]

Fucking thugs with badges. Fraternity of criminals. License to kill.

The police definitely need more accountability and less militarization, but this is a pretty open-and-shut case.

[SupremeGuy]

:cry

[DarrinS]

Neither do the facts. Michael Brown was shot dead by Officer Wilson and was completely unarmed... period. Excessive force is excessive force.

Grand jury thought otherwise

[RD2191]

Fucking thugs with badges. Fraternity of criminals. License to kill.
That's the truth.

[vy65]

Fuck it

[DMX7]

Dude, let's be real. You'd be shitting your pants if a dangerous criminal charged at you and grabbed for your gun.

I don't think so, but it's an irrelevant hypothetical because it doesn't matter what I would have done. It matters what this trained professional officer did.

[SupremeGuy]

Dangerous criminal? Rofl. It was an unarmed teenager.An unarmed teenager that was already robbing stores and attacking cops.

lol @ making him sound like he was a little kid just trying to cross the street

[DarrinS]

No white celebration flash mobs?

[RD2191]

An unarmed teenager that was already robbing stores and attacking cops.

lol @ making him sound like he was a little kid just trying to cross the street
Attacking cops? Rofl. And he was.

[ohmwrecker]

The police definitely need more accountability and less militarization, but this is a pretty open-and-shut case.

That cop is still a faggot though.

[Clipper Nation]

I don't think so, but it's an irrelevant hypothetical because it doesn't matter what I would have done. It matters what this trained professional officer did.

What he did, according to all the evidence, was act in self-defense because he had reason to fear for his life. Period.

[BatManu20]

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[Chomag]

Ok yeah guys fuck the police then. We should do without...

[RD2191]

Fuck yeah! Fire!

[Robz4000]

Ferguson's gonna burn to the ground, isn't it?

[DMX7]

There are almost as many photographers and media members than protestors, lol.

This whole thing is so mostly sensationalistic and manufactured.

[jeebus]

:lol did they finally kill that cop car?

[SupremeGuy]

he must imagine himself stretching his neck out, Danny Glover style, and firing a single shot to take down Brown.Why couldn't the cop aim and shoot for the leg in the middle of a struggle? I don't get it. :cry

:lmao

[jag]

These people need to go home and get some sleep. They've got a busy day of nothing to do tomorrow.

[BatManu20]

537087229253144576

[SnakeBoy]

lol that Bassem dude trying to explain how fire works

[Robz4000]

:lol dis nigra

[BatManu20]

"This is The Show Me State!" :lol

[Chomag]

Shouldn't they be getting to bed soon so they will be well rested for their Jobs tomorrow?

[HI-FI]

537087229253144576
damn, bitch got Peter Northed.

[benefactor]

Chimp out alert on CNN

[jag]

lol that Bassem dude trying to explain how fire works

:lol "you see, the friction caused heat... Then there was oxygen that fanned the flame or some shit."

[Robz4000]

They finally killed that poor car, huh?

[jeebus]

:lmao "follow me on twitter, dawgs"

[SupremeGuy]

Chimp out alert on CNNMy name's ANGEL!

:monkey

[FuzzyLumpkins]

it seems like you would favor the idea of the prosecutor handing it over to the grand jury then

No I prefer it when the prosecutor tries to win the indictment and shows the GJ evidence of guilt worked out through an investigative process.

I'm fine with the norm.

[lefty]

:lol did they finally kill that cop car?
:lmao

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao Black athletes and celebrities making their comment on the case just to look intelligent

[SupremeGuy]

Attacking cops? Rofl. And he was.He had just robbed a store and was charging/attacking a cop, homie. That's as trashy as you get. Maybe he wasn't trying to keep it so real, he'd still be alive.

[jag]

Police barricades are coincidentally posted near stores that sell Jordans or flat screen TVs.

[SupremeGuy]

:lmao Black athletes and celebrities making their comment on the case just to look intelligentRichard Sherman went to Stanford! Don't forget.

[BatManu20]

Tiger blood

537088192701136897

[lefty]

Police barricades are coincidentally posted near stores that sell Jordans or flat screen TVs.
It'S called "appeasement plan"

[RD2191]

He had just robbed a store and was charging/attacking a cop, homie. That's as trashy as you get. Maybe he wasn't trying to keep it so real, he'd still be alive.
No one knows that for sure. But only a bitch shoots an unarmed teen 6 times, that I do know. The cop was shitting bricks. Dude shouldn't be a cop.

[Robz4000]

Tiger blood

537088192701136897

:lmao

[jeebus]

tbh I'm still waiting for the 4 1/2 minutes of silence :cry

[RD2191]

:lmao Black athletes and celebrities making their comment on the case just to look intelligent
post that shit

[DMX7]

#LOSING??? HAHAHAHAHA

[DMX7]

Tell CNN that they need to shake the camera more to make the one car burning look more dramatic.

[manufan10]

Why Officer Darren Wilson wasn't indictedA cop may use lethal force when he or she “reasonably believes that the action is in defense of human life, including the officer's own life” and in the Ferguson incident, that’s precisely what happened










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The grand jury in Ferguson (Mo.) has spoken, and there will be no criminal prosecution pursued against Officer Darren Wilson. The decision, outlined in detail tonight by St. Louis county prosecutor Robert McCullough, comes about three and a half months after the officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown which sparked weeks of violent protest on the streets there and elsewhere, and a torrent of anti-cop fervor online.
Police officers, legal experts, and people who actually work in the law enforcement profession had expected no charges to be filed, and McCullough spelled out clearly the rationale for the grand jury's decision — citing several times the inconsistent and contradictory statements made by many witnesses. But despite the rationale, the question from the general public will invariably be: “Why wasn’t Officer Wilson indicted?”
The short answer is: Because he shouldn’t have been indicted.


Related Articles:
Examining issues of time in the Ferguson shooting (http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/7510745-Examining-issues-of-time-in-the-Ferguson-shooting/)5 key factors about ‘looming’ and officer safety from violent attackers (http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7706216-5-key-factors-about-looming-and-officer-safety-from-violent-attackers/)
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Be alert for violent interlopers hiding among peaceful protesters (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/doug-wyllie/tips/7839368-be-alert-for-violent-interlopers-hiding-among-peaceful-protesters/)Review your crowd control tactics as Ferguson grand jury decision nears (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Doug-Wyllie/tips/7810991-Review-your-crowd-control-tactics-as-Ferguson-grand-jury-decision-nears)
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4 revelations from the leaked Michael Brown autopsy report (http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7701775-4-revelations-from-the-leaked-Michael-Brown-autopsy-report/)The fact that the report was leaked at all may actually be the most interesting piece of the story.





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Justified Use of Force
The facts of the case showed that under Missouri law — and in accordance with Supreme Court precedent — Officer Wilson was justified in shooting Michael Brown.
In fact, compared other police use-of-force cases, this incident was pretty simple and pretty easy to evaluate. Under Missouri law, a police officer is authorized to use force in self-defense (when in fear of death or great bodily harm to himself of another person) and to effect an arrest or prevent escape under certain prescribed conditions. Further, the City of Ferguson Police Department’s use of force policy (section 410.01) states:
“An officer may use lethal force only when the officer reasonably believes that the action is in defense of human life, including the officer's own life.”
Two court cases likely had some bearing in the grand jury’s decision-making process:
1. In Jones v. City of St. Louis, 92 F.Supp.2d 949 (E.D. Mo., 2000) the federal district court, in a lawsuit from the police use of deadly force, held that the use of deadly force is reasonable where the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or others.
2. In Fitzgerald v. Patrick, 927 F.2d 1037 (8th Cir., 1991) the 8th circuit federal court of appeals, in another police use-of-force case out of Missouri, said law enforcement officers are justified in using deadly force in self-defense or in defense of a third person if a reasonable person in similar circumstance would believe it was necessary.
Still, the person who knows woefully little about police work will ask, “How can an officer be in fear of death or great bodily harm from an unarmed teenager?”
It really boils down to two things: An unarmed assailant can legitimately threaten life or great bodily harm to another person — even an officer — and an objectively reasonable officer in a similar position to Wilson would have done what Wilson did.
PoliceOne Contributor and legal expert Terry Dwyer (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/terry-dwyer/) explained, “The fact that Brown was found to be unarmed does not affect the reasonableness of the officer's decision — it is the officer's reasonable perception at the time, not in hindsight. There seems to be evidence — or there is evidence — indicating a struggle taking place with the officer while he was still in his patrol vehicle and a struggle or attempted struggled for the officer's gun, which would justify the officer's perception that he was in danger of serious physical injury or death.”
Let’s examine both elements.
1. Fear of Death or GBH: First and foremost, the word “unarmed” does not equate to “not dangerous.” In this case we had an attacker (Michael Brown) who was six feet, four inches tall and weighing 290+ pounds and a victim (Officer Wilson) who is several inches shorter and dozens of pounds lighter. Such size disparity (http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7701775-4-revelations-from-the-leaked-Michael-Brown-autopsy-report/) affects the perception of the threat on the part of the person being attacked.
In addition to Brown’s size, we have to acknowledge Brown’s mindset at the time of the encounter. Merely five minutes before the shooting, Brown and an accomplice had manhandled a store clerk while robbing a convenience store.
When Wilson stopped the pair, they were walking down the middle of the street, something often done as a means of intimidating drivers and pedestrians. This action alone suggests a mindset bent on confrontation.
Further, remember that Officer Wilson told investigators that Brown had pushed him back into his SUV, then struggled for his pistol inside that squad. When there is a physical fight between an officer and an assailant, there is always at least one gun present. If the officer loses consciousness or the ability to completely protect himself/herself, that gun may be used against them.
“The public and the media do not seem to grasp that one someone grabs and officer's weapon, he is no longer unarmed,” said PoliceOne Columnist Dan Marcou (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Dan-Marcou/).
There are a variety of ways (http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7706216-5-key-factors-about-looming-and-officer-safety-from-violent-attackers/) that officers can perceive that they’re under threat. Environmental factors such as being confined in a vehicle — being belted in and being assaulted — especially when facing someone who is vastly larger than yourself and they’re charging at you can increase an officer’s perception of threat.
2. Reasonableness Standard: The Supreme Court has clearly stated that an officer’s actions are ‘objectively reasonable’ in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them at the time — without regard to their underlying intent or motivation.
Columnist and Police Chief Joel Shults (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Joel-Shults/) explained, “If the physics and facts of the Brown encounter show that Brown attacked, the question of reasonableness starts first with the question of whether any other citizen would have the right to defend themselves. Wilson's position as a peace officer gave him no fewer rights.
Shults added, “If activists want to change the law that is another debate. But the law as it stands is clear. The ‘reasonableness’ of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The calculus of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments — in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving — about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.”
Fire in the Streets
Three months ago, the narrative of “unarmed black teen shot by white police officer” went so viral so fast that cooler heads could not possibly have prevailed. Many people relentlessly beat that drum in social and mainstream media regardless of the fact that it was totally out of tune with reality.
A day after the Ferguson incident, a candlelight vigil went wildly off the rails, resulting in mayhem in the streets. For weeks, people commuted to Ferguson from far and wide to cause nightly havoc.
As the looting and the rioting were fiercely ongoing, thousands of people said they were demanding justice. But what they actually wanted was satisfaction. And considering the facts that have subsequently come to light, that pursuit of satisfaction seems only marginally related to the incident that ignited their response.
The turmoil has negatively impacted Ferguson in myriad ways. More than a dozen businesses were raided and robbed by rampaging rioters — from AutoZone to Zisser Tire... from Footlocker to Shoe Carnival... from Walgreens to Walmart — and the financial loss is still being calculated. Let’s not forget, too, that several LEOs suffered injuries — including impact wounds from thrown rocks and bottles, as well as one gunshot wound — and no dollar amount can be placed on that damage.
Some have feared tonight will likely be the same — if not worse.
All indications are that law enforcement is far better prepared for unrest this time around. We hope that preparation is met by a more enlightened perspective among those who come to protest, and an understanding that whatever the larger societal issues and pent-up frustration that this saga has brought to the surface, destruction and violence of one's community is no way to seek "justice".
To our brothers and sisters on the front lines in Ferguson and at other protests around the nation — please stay safe.


http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7782643-Why-Officer-Darren-Wilson-wasnt-indicted/

[jag]

Bassem not happy with the fire department's response time to the burning car.

:lol dis nigga

[lefty]

Tell CNN that they need to shake the camera more to make the one car burning look more dramatic.
:lol

[Venti Quattro]

Why Officer Darren Wilson wasn't indictedA cop may use lethal force when he or she “reasonably believes that the action is in defense of human life, including the officer's own life” and in the Ferguson incident, that’s precisely what happened










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The grand jury in Ferguson (Mo.) has spoken, and there will be no criminal prosecution pursued against Officer Darren Wilson. The decision, outlined in detail tonight by St. Louis county prosecutor Robert McCullough, comes about three and a half months after the officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown which sparked weeks of violent protest on the streets there and elsewhere, and a torrent of anti-cop fervor online.
Police officers, legal experts, and people who actually work in the law enforcement profession had expected no charges to be filed, and McCullough spelled out clearly the rationale for the grand jury's decision — citing several times the inconsistent and contradictory statements made by many witnesses. But despite the rationale, the question from the general public will invariably be: “Why wasn’t Officer Wilson indicted?”
The short answer is: Because he shouldn’t have been indicted.


Related Articles:
Examining issues of time in the Ferguson shooting (http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/7510745-Examining-issues-of-time-in-the-Ferguson-shooting/)5 key factors about ‘looming’ and officer safety from violent attackers (http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7706216-5-key-factors-about-looming-and-officer-safety-from-violent-attackers/)
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Be alert for violent interlopers hiding among peaceful protesters (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/doug-wyllie/tips/7839368-be-alert-for-violent-interlopers-hiding-among-peaceful-protesters/)Review your crowd control tactics as Ferguson grand jury decision nears (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Doug-Wyllie/tips/7810991-Review-your-crowd-control-tactics-as-Ferguson-grand-jury-decision-nears)
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Justified Use of Force
The facts of the case showed that under Missouri law — and in accordance with Supreme Court precedent — Officer Wilson was justified in shooting Michael Brown.
In fact, compared other police use-of-force cases, this incident was pretty simple and pretty easy to evaluate. Under Missouri law, a police officer is authorized to use force in self-defense (when in fear of death or great bodily harm to himself of another person) and to effect an arrest or prevent escape under certain prescribed conditions. Further, the City of Ferguson Police Department’s use of force policy (section 410.01) states:
“An officer may use lethal force only when the officer reasonably believes that the action is in defense of human life, including the officer's own life.”
Two court cases likely had some bearing in the grand jury’s decision-making process:
1. In Jones v. City of St. Louis, 92 F.Supp.2d 949 (E.D. Mo., 2000) the federal district court, in a lawsuit from the police use of deadly force, held that the use of deadly force is reasonable where the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or others.
2. In Fitzgerald v. Patrick, 927 F.2d 1037 (8th Cir., 1991) the 8th circuit federal court of appeals, in another police use-of-force case out of Missouri, said law enforcement officers are justified in using deadly force in self-defense or in defense of a third person if a reasonable person in similar circumstance would believe it was necessary.
Still, the person who knows woefully little about police work will ask, “How can an officer be in fear of death or great bodily harm from an unarmed teenager?”
It really boils down to two things: An unarmed assailant can legitimately threaten life or great bodily harm to another person — even an officer — and an objectively reasonable officer in a similar position to Wilson would have done what Wilson did.
PoliceOne Contributor and legal expert Terry Dwyer (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/terry-dwyer/) explained, “The fact that Brown was found to be unarmed does not affect the reasonableness of the officer's decision — it is the officer's reasonable perception at the time, not in hindsight. There seems to be evidence — or there is evidence — indicating a struggle taking place with the officer while he was still in his patrol vehicle and a struggle or attempted struggled for the officer's gun, which would justify the officer's perception that he was in danger of serious physical injury or death.”
Let’s examine both elements.
1. Fear of Death or GBH: First and foremost, the word “unarmed” does not equate to “not dangerous.” In this case we had an attacker (Michael Brown) who was six feet, four inches tall and weighing 290+ pounds and a victim (Officer Wilson) who is several inches shorter and dozens of pounds lighter. Such size disparity (http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7701775-4-revelations-from-the-leaked-Michael-Brown-autopsy-report/) affects the perception of the threat on the part of the person being attacked.
In addition to Brown’s size, we have to acknowledge Brown’s mindset at the time of the encounter. Merely five minutes before the shooting, Brown and an accomplice had manhandled a store clerk while robbing a convenience store.
When Wilson stopped the pair, they were walking down the middle of the street, something often done as a means of intimidating drivers and pedestrians. This action alone suggests a mindset bent on confrontation.
Further, remember that Officer Wilson told investigators that Brown had pushed him back into his SUV, then struggled for his pistol inside that squad. When there is a physical fight between an officer and an assailant, there is always at least one gun present. If the officer loses consciousness or the ability to completely protect himself/herself, that gun may be used against them.
“The public and the media do not seem to grasp that one someone grabs and officer's weapon, he is no longer unarmed,” said PoliceOne Columnist Dan Marcou (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Dan-Marcou/).
There are a variety of ways (http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7706216-5-key-factors-about-looming-and-officer-safety-from-violent-attackers/) that officers can perceive that they’re under threat. Environmental factors such as being confined in a vehicle — being belted in and being assaulted — especially when facing someone who is vastly larger than yourself and they’re charging at you can increase an officer’s perception of threat.
2. Reasonableness Standard: The Supreme Court has clearly stated that an officer’s actions are ‘objectively reasonable’ in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them at the time — without regard to their underlying intent or motivation.
Columnist and Police Chief Joel Shults (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Joel-Shults/) explained, “If the physics and facts of the Brown encounter show that Brown attacked, the question of reasonableness starts first with the question of whether any other citizen would have the right to defend themselves. Wilson's position as a peace officer gave him no fewer rights.
Shults added, “If activists want to change the law that is another debate. But the law as it stands is clear. The ‘reasonableness’ of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The calculus of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments — in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving — about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.”
Fire in the Streets
Three months ago, the narrative of “unarmed black teen shot by white police officer” went so viral so fast that cooler heads could not possibly have prevailed. Many people relentlessly beat that drum in social and mainstream media regardless of the fact that it was totally out of tune with reality.
A day after the Ferguson incident, a candlelight vigil went wildly off the rails, resulting in mayhem in the streets. For weeks, people commuted to Ferguson from far and wide to cause nightly havoc.
As the looting and the rioting were fiercely ongoing, thousands of people said they were demanding justice. But what they actually wanted was satisfaction. And considering the facts that have subsequently come to light, that pursuit of satisfaction seems only marginally related to the incident that ignited their response.
The turmoil has negatively impacted Ferguson in myriad ways. More than a dozen businesses were raided and robbed by rampaging rioters — from AutoZone to Zisser Tire... from Footlocker to Shoe Carnival... from Walgreens to Walmart — and the financial loss is still being calculated. Let’s not forget, too, that several LEOs suffered injuries — including impact wounds from thrown rocks and bottles, as well as one gunshot wound — and no dollar amount can be placed on that damage.
Some have feared tonight will likely be the same — if not worse.
All indications are that law enforcement is far better prepared for unrest this time around. We hope that preparation is met by a more enlightened perspective among those who come to protest, and an understanding that whatever the larger societal issues and pent-up frustration that this saga has brought to the surface, destruction and violence of one's community is no way to seek "justice".
To our brothers and sisters on the front lines in Ferguson and at other protests around the nation — please stay safe.


http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7782643-Why-Officer-Darren-Wilson-wasnt-indicted/




It's racism when you shoot an armed and dangerous black guy. Doesn't apply tbh

[jeebus]

lol there's some bitch that's faking it hard core on CNN

[RD2191]

Why Officer Darren Wilson wasn't indicted

A cop may use lethal force when he or she “reasonably believes that the action is in defense of human life, including the officer's own life” and in the Ferguson incident, that’s precisely what happened











inShare0









The grand jury in Ferguson (Mo.) has spoken, and there will be no criminal prosecution pursued against Officer Darren Wilson. The decision, outlined in detail tonight by St. Louis county prosecutor Robert McCullough, comes about three and a half months after the officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown which sparked weeks of violent protest on the streets there and elsewhere, and a torrent of anti-cop fervor online.
Police officers, legal experts, and people who actually work in the law enforcement profession had expected no charges to be filed, and McCullough spelled out clearly the rationale for the grand jury's decision — citing several times the inconsistent and contradictory statements made by many witnesses. But despite the rationale, the question from the general public will invariably be: “Why wasn’t Officer Wilson indicted?”
The short answer is: Because he shouldn’t have been indicted.


Related Articles:
Examining issues of time in the Ferguson shooting (http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/7510745-Examining-issues-of-time-in-the-Ferguson-shooting/)5 key factors about ‘looming’ and officer safety from violent attackers (http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7706216-5-key-factors-about-looming-and-officer-safety-from-violent-attackers/)
Related Resources:
Be alert for violent interlopers hiding among peaceful protesters (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/doug-wyllie/tips/7839368-be-alert-for-violent-interlopers-hiding-among-peaceful-protesters/)Review your crowd control tactics as Ferguson grand jury decision nears (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Doug-Wyllie/tips/7810991-Review-your-crowd-control-tactics-as-Ferguson-grand-jury-decision-nears)
Related Feature:


http://ddq74coujkv1i.cloudfront.net/Doug-Wyllie-2012-75x95-v3.jpg
4 revelations from the leaked Michael Brown autopsy report (http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7701775-4-revelations-from-the-leaked-Michael-Brown-autopsy-report/)The fact that the report was leaked at all may actually be the most interesting piece of the story.




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Justified Use of Force
The facts of the case showed that under Missouri law — and in accordance with Supreme Court precedent — Officer Wilson was justified in shooting Michael Brown.
In fact, compared other police use-of-force cases, this incident was pretty simple and pretty easy to evaluate. Under Missouri law, a police officer is authorized to use force in self-defense (when in fear of death or great bodily harm to himself of another person) and to effect an arrest or prevent escape under certain prescribed conditions. Further, the City of Ferguson Police Department’s use of force policy (section 410.01) states:
“An officer may use lethal force only when the officer reasonably believes that the action is in defense of human life, including the officer's own life.”
Two court cases likely had some bearing in the grand jury’s decision-making process:
1. In Jones v. City of St. Louis, 92 F.Supp.2d 949 (E.D. Mo., 2000) the federal district court, in a lawsuit from the police use of deadly force, held that the use of deadly force is reasonable where the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or others.
2. In Fitzgerald v. Patrick, 927 F.2d 1037 (8th Cir., 1991) the 8th circuit federal court of appeals, in another police use-of-force case out of Missouri, said law enforcement officers are justified in using deadly force in self-defense or in defense of a third person if a reasonable person in similar circumstance would believe it was necessary.
Still, the person who knows woefully little about police work will ask, “How can an officer be in fear of death or great bodily harm from an unarmed teenager?”
It really boils down to two things: An unarmed assailant can legitimately threaten life or great bodily harm to another person — even an officer — and an objectively reasonable officer in a similar position to Wilson would have done what Wilson did.
PoliceOne Contributor and legal expert Terry Dwyer (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/terry-dwyer/) explained, “The fact that Brown was found to be unarmed does not affect the reasonableness of the officer's decision — it is the officer's reasonable perception at the time, not in hindsight. There seems to be evidence — or there is evidence — indicating a struggle taking place with the officer while he was still in his patrol vehicle and a struggle or attempted struggled for the officer's gun, which would justify the officer's perception that he was in danger of serious physical injury or death.”
Let’s examine both elements.
1. Fear of Death or GBH: First and foremost, the word “unarmed” does not equate to “not dangerous.” In this case we had an attacker (Michael Brown) who was six feet, four inches tall and weighing 290+ pounds and a victim (Officer Wilson) who is several inches shorter and dozens of pounds lighter. Such size disparity (http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7701775-4-revelations-from-the-leaked-Michael-Brown-autopsy-report/) affects the perception of the threat on the part of the person being attacked.
In addition to Brown’s size, we have to acknowledge Brown’s mindset at the time of the encounter. Merely five minutes before the shooting, Brown and an accomplice had manhandled a store clerk while robbing a convenience store.
When Wilson stopped the pair, they were walking down the middle of the street, something often done as a means of intimidating drivers and pedestrians. This action alone suggests a mindset bent on confrontation.
Further, remember that Officer Wilson told investigators that Brown had pushed him back into his SUV, then struggled for his pistol inside that squad. When there is a physical fight between an officer and an assailant, there is always at least one gun present. If the officer loses consciousness or the ability to completely protect himself/herself, that gun may be used against them.
“The public and the media do not seem to grasp that one someone grabs and officer's weapon, he is no longer unarmed,” said PoliceOne Columnist Dan Marcou (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Dan-Marcou/).
There are a variety of ways (http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7706216-5-key-factors-about-looming-and-officer-safety-from-violent-attackers/) that officers can perceive that they’re under threat. Environmental factors such as being confined in a vehicle — being belted in and being assaulted — especially when facing someone who is vastly larger than yourself and they’re charging at you can increase an officer’s perception of threat.
2. Reasonableness Standard: The Supreme Court has clearly stated that an officer’s actions are ‘objectively reasonable’ in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them at the time — without regard to their underlying intent or motivation.
Columnist and Police Chief Joel Shults (http://www.policeone.com/columnists/Joel-Shults/) explained, “If the physics and facts of the Brown encounter show that Brown attacked, the question of reasonableness starts first with the question of whether any other citizen would have the right to defend themselves. Wilson's position as a peace officer gave him no fewer rights.
Shults added, “If activists want to change the law that is another debate. But the law as it stands is clear. The ‘reasonableness’ of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The calculus of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments — in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving — about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.”
Fire in the Streets
Three months ago, the narrative of “unarmed black teen shot by white police officer” went so viral so fast that cooler heads could not possibly have prevailed. Many people relentlessly beat that drum in social and mainstream media regardless of the fact that it was totally out of tune with reality.
A day after the Ferguson incident, a candlelight vigil went wildly off the rails, resulting in mayhem in the streets. For weeks, people commuted to Ferguson from far and wide to cause nightly havoc.
As the looting and the rioting were fiercely ongoing, thousands of people said they were demanding justice. But what they actually wanted was satisfaction. And considering the facts that have subsequently come to light, that pursuit of satisfaction seems only marginally related to the incident that ignited their response.
The turmoil has negatively impacted Ferguson in myriad ways. More than a dozen businesses were raided and robbed by rampaging rioters — from AutoZone to Zisser Tire... from Footlocker to Shoe Carnival... from Walgreens to Walmart — and the financial loss is still being calculated. Let’s not forget, too, that several LEOs suffered injuries — including impact wounds from thrown rocks and bottles, as well as one gunshot wound — and no dollar amount can be placed on that damage.
Some have feared tonight will likely be the same — if not worse.
All indications are that law enforcement is far better prepared for unrest this time around. We hope that preparation is met by a more enlightened perspective among those who come to protest, and an understanding that whatever the larger societal issues and pent-up frustration that this saga has brought to the surface, destruction and violence of one's community is no way to seek "justice".
To our brothers and sisters on the front lines in Ferguson and at other protests around the nation — please stay safe.


http://www.policeone.com/ferguson/articles/7782643-Why-Officer-Darren-Wilson-wasnt-indicted/



Tldr officer Wilson is a pussy.

[jag]

"There's bullets in the car, it's gonna blow up."

[Proxy]

He had just robbed a store and was charging/attacking a cop, homie. That's as trashy as you get. Maybe he wasn't trying to keep it so real, he'd still be alive.

so petty theft is punishable by murder

[manufan10]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/1533893_10152854265998826_339929653494349933_n.jpg ?oh=a1e327a103e6ed3463efccf63f582e49&oe=54D3DD30&__gda__=1428175596_fd0320d2c666e027a96903501ba4c8b 9

[jeebus]

Tldr officer Wilson is a pussy.
http://i.imgur.com/hSVp4Ua.gif

[Clipper Nation]

so petty theft is punishable by murder

Nope. But if you charge at a cop and try to grab his gun, you are putting your life in your hands.

[ohmwrecker]

Ok yeah guys fuck the police then. We should do without...

It's a job for better men than the ones who are doing it now.

[SupremeGuy]

No one knows that for sure. But only a bitch shoots an unarmed teen 6 times, that I do know. The cop was shitting bricks. Dude shouldn't be a cop.The unarmed teen thought he could get away with robbery and assault of an officer exactly because of that, I'm glad he was wrong and you're wrong.

[Robz4000]

"There's bullets in the car, it's gonna blow up."

Wtf? Did someone actually say that?

[manufan10]

Tldr

Not surprising coming from you.

[jag]

Ohmrectum sounds tough

[jeebus]

Wtf? Did someone actually say that?
yes. bassem, ferguson's resident rocket scientist

[SupremeGuy]

so petty theft is punishable by murderlol @ leaving out the charging/attacking an officer part of my post