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treestar

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47. It's friggin' identical.

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 05:37 PM

Aug 2014

The unarmed young man goes towards a grown man/cop with a gun.

Maybe the other party to the confrontation can't know for sure, but if the other person had a gun, they'd pull it out too and maybe use it. If you are the one with the gun and someone has to try to steal it from you, they probably don't have one. In which case you don't need to shoot them. Arrest them at gunpoint.

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If Brown did rush Officer Wilson [View all] IsItJustMe Aug 2014 OP

Thanks - but I'll wait for the incident report JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #1

Roid rage. safeinOhio Aug 2014 #6

On a go forward basis - yep eom JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #15

He is a little fellow. Doesn't deaniac21 Aug 2014 #82

Well that's a likely legal defense strategy, but it doesn't mean it will work. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

From what CNN has reported IsItJustMe Aug 2014 #9

Do you have any idea how confusing ^^ is?? n/t elias49 Aug 2014 #59

New Eyewitness Says Officer Darren Wilson Chased After Michael Brown While Shooting Him alsame Aug 2014 #3

Piaget Crenshaw is not a new eyewitness - her video is new csziggy Aug 2014 #14

I think this witness is a very credible one. n/t murielm99 Aug 2014 #44

This city is done with that bullshit onecaliberal Aug 2014 #4

Exactly. Some people shouldn't be cops especially the coward who murdered Brown. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #31

One man is not worth an entire community. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #5

What a stupud thing to say Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #7

Some people see a "mob" and others see a repressed people seeking justice. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #8

You're not seeking justice pintobean Aug 2014 #17

How many blacks were lynched for that idea? mythology Aug 2014 #10

Impartiality will result in a conviction if the Thin Blue Line mob/cult doesn't get its way. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #12

So why bother with a trial? mythology Aug 2014 #55

Well then, why not just declare him guilty? NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #13

What's next Iamthetruth Aug 2014 #26

Are you serious? delphi72 Aug 2014 #34

Wow just WOW hardcover Aug 2014 #53

Wow... Hooked_n_Looped Aug 2014 #70

Actually, the video doesn't claim Brown rushed Wilson BklnDem75 Aug 2014 #11

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #16

"the boy"? pintobean Aug 2014 #18

He is 18. IsItJustMe Aug 2014 #19

Really Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #20

And? IsItJustMe Aug 2014 #21

It's not a matter of political correctness pintobean Aug 2014 #22

Not if it was not meant as a racial slur and I already stated that. IsItJustMe Aug 2014 #25

Referring to a young, African American man as boy is as racist as it gets. You should be ashamed of smokey nj Aug 2014 #27

Get over yourself delphi72 Aug 2014 #37

Michael Brown was neither an 8-year-old boy, nor pre-teen. He was a young man. smokey nj Aug 2014 #39

how clueless do you have to be to call a black man 'boy' and claim ignorance??? TheSarcastinator Aug 2014 #40

The AP doesn't think so. delphi72 Aug 2014 #81

Really? treestar Aug 2014 #46

You're being deliberately obtuse. smokey nj Aug 2014 #48

I think they are going out of their way to be offended treestar Aug 2014 #50

The use of the word "boy" here is infantilizing, but go on and defend it if you must. smokey nj Aug 2014 #51

It sure looks that way.The novel Whats a Matter With Kansas B Calm Aug 2014 #58

This is a ridiculous attack Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #56

and the PC police successfully got it hidden. Wow. . B Calm Aug 2014 #67

Wow Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #68

It is! B Calm Aug 2014 #72

Jesus H Christ Mojo Electro Aug 2014 #78

And what Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #60

No it doesn't, double back just means turn around in street lingo... that's it... especiall in this uponit7771 Aug 2014 #30

Wow. Another "double back" story. Gee, where have I heard that one before? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2014 #28

It's friggin' identical. treestar Aug 2014 #47

Well, hey, if it's not broke, don't fix it. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2014 #49

I'm sure he was bending down.... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #65

Thank you Tommy JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #80

Because it's the KKK supported FPDs apologizers new montra uponit7771 Aug 2014 #29

Because it's subtle racism rather than overt racism. nt valerief Aug 2014 #35

"If Brown did rush Officer Wilson" MohRokTah Aug 2014 #23

Yep... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #63

Don't they ever teach martial arts techniques to cops? derby378 Aug 2014 #24

Excellent point. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #32

Taser, mace Cosmocat Aug 2014 #69

Less-lethal are great in the right circumstance Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #76

Ironically, departments have backed away from some of the.. Hooked_n_Looped Aug 2014 #71

It sounds so simple on a computer screen Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #75

That's a couple of big "if" clauses. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #33

Apart from the killing, what's up with a cop running down a residential street shooting his gun? BlueStreak Aug 2014 #36

Where's Wilson? GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #38

<crickets> HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #43

Not talking like I would recommend to ANYONE!!! nt Logical Aug 2014 #45

would you charge someone who was pointing a gun at you killbotfactory Aug 2014 #41

my thoughts exactly MFM008 Aug 2014 #52

I've seen people pumped up on adrenaline do all sorts of crazy things Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #77

Sure, adrenaline and fear. And let's just assume that all eye-witnesses are lying. nt killbotfactory Aug 2014 #83

Strange... Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #42

I saw some drunks wave guns at the FEDS at the Bundy Ranch and guess what happened to them? elehhhhna Aug 2014 #61

Bull shite... ReRe Aug 2014 #54

It does not verify that he rushed anyone gollygee Aug 2014 #57

And there are dozens off witnesses who say otherwise..... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #62

Other than these 2 people... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #66

Correction: There is no "Darren Wilson" anything. HE has been mum. And certainly not under oath. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #73

Unarmed is still unarmed. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #74

I like probability. Savannahmann Aug 2014 #79