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Ms. Toad

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41. One of my questions - which I haven't seen answered anywhere -

Fri Aug 15, 2014, 12:25 PM

Aug 2014

is whether the officer had seen the robbery scene photos - or had heard a description of the pair.

Shooting him was inexcusable, and from everything I have heard the officer should be relieved of duty and charged with some form of murder/manslaughter.

But if the police officer had reason to believe (because he had seen the photos, had heard the descriptions, or possibly even recognized the individuals) that he was encountering two individuals who had (at a minimum) just assaulted a store owner, the heat of the initial interaction over jaywalking is at least more understandable.

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Even if Brown did commit robbery... [View all] JJChambers Aug 2014 OP

Just because someone is a suspect in a robbery Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #1

Meanwhile, he was wearing different clothes. JaneyVee Aug 2014 #46

They look like the same clothes and shoes to me... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #52

What about the facial hair? notadmblnd Aug 2014 #60

Please don't misunderstand... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #72

I could not tell from the shoes notadmblnd Aug 2014 #75

The shirt looks the same but to me the pants look different (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #81

That is not even a real assault on the clerk. SaltyBro Aug 2014 #2

I didn't commit robbery, punch clerks or punch policemen. JJChambers Aug 2014 #4

good for you, citizen frylock Aug 2014 #42

Those pictures absolutely show a real assault mythology Aug 2014 #5

Pics show him wearing shorts, crime scene JaneyVee Aug 2014 #47

His shorts... TeeYiYi Aug 2014 #56

1. It is an assault; looks like battery, too. 2. Crimes aren't mere "stupid stuff." 3. The murdered WinkyDink Aug 2014 #6

I agree. We are not doing ourselves any favors by trying to minimize or cover up Brown's violence. JJChambers Aug 2014 #8

Did he deserve to be shot and killed? Atman Aug 2014 #9

No! Let me stop you right there. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #16

Hey if someone did that to me cwydro Aug 2014 #34

Not a real assault? phil89 Aug 2014 #40

Unfortunately, this plays into 'reasonable doubt' in most people's minds. randome Aug 2014 #3

And that's it exactly el_bryanto Aug 2014 #7

Or even "It's too complicated. I don't want to think about it." randome Aug 2014 #11

Well actually that very succinctly expresses my opinion el_bryanto Aug 2014 #12

I agree. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #19

'reasonable doubt' about killing someone while the person is down on the ground after being shot? L0oniX Aug 2014 #26

Unless there is video, people will follow their preconceptions. randome Aug 2014 #51

I was looking at this picture and compared it to the picture of him laying down. Xyzse Aug 2014 #10

It's Brown. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #14

The guy in the "assault" picture? It sure doesn't look like it. Xyzse Aug 2014 #15

Looks identical to me. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #18

We'll agree to disagree, since I just don't see it. Xyzse Aug 2014 #21

Baseball caps are easily ditched. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #22

Too much of a stretch, and no, sandals are not unique. They don't even really look alike to me. Xyzse Aug 2014 #25

You do realize how lighting impacts how things look in photographs, right? n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #29

I do realize that as well. It just doesn't look the same to me. Xyzse Aug 2014 #30

Look at the bottom left crime photo Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #37

I do see a similarity. I just don't see it as the same. Xyzse Aug 2014 #38

Johnson admitted it through his attorney. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #91

It's brighter outside than in the store jberryhill Aug 2014 #62

I took that also in to account. I am not saying that it isn't possible that it is him, just that I Xyzse Aug 2014 #65

Ultimately, it does not matter one way or the other jberryhill Aug 2014 #73

Yeah, I think everyone agrees with that. Xyzse Aug 2014 #80

this article called it..... gblady Aug 2014 #33

That is very true too. Xyzse Aug 2014 #36

One of my questions - which I haven't seen answered anywhere - Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #41

Looks very much the same to me. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #28

"Even if absolutely true" jberryhill Aug 2014 #71

I haven't seen anything one way or another - Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #77

This is what will let a cop get away with executing a man over cigars in the streets. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #13

This is exactly JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #27

On Noes! He took a pack of Swisher Sweets!! OMG, Shoot him!! n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #17

No, he shouldn't have been shot for taking a pack of Sweeter Sweets. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #20

Are they saying he was shot for stealing? JJChambers Aug 2014 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #24

Minor point...it's SWISHER Sweets. Atman Aug 2014 #31

thank you PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #32

Let's be Honest Robbins Aug 2014 #35

These pictures are not very good. What was Brown wearing when he was killed? Do they match jwirr Aug 2014 #39

But the guy who shot Brown had not seen those images intaglio Aug 2014 #43

Well I don't know about that JJChambers Aug 2014 #45

OK, go into a Missouri town intaglio Aug 2014 #48

It was the same guy. Its hard to argue that the officer didn't have a reason to stop him. JJChambers Aug 2014 #49

GET F'n EVIDENCE intaglio Aug 2014 #54

It's confirmed, man. JJChambers Aug 2014 #57

No, I said evidence not an argument from authority intaglio Aug 2014 #67

WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO philosslayer Aug 2014 #44

Yeah I don't think the clerk phil89 Aug 2014 #53

Mr. Brown was guilty of "shopping while Black" philosslayer Aug 2014 #59

Not when he actually stole something Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #68

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #74

How do you know he stole something? philosslayer Aug 2014 #76

Or for not having ID to purchase tobacco products jberryhill Aug 2014 #83

where is the video? n/t Enrique Aug 2014 #55

here Go Vols Aug 2014 #92

Is there a link to it somewhere? arcane1 Aug 2014 #64

Even if, still not worthy of a death sentence. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #50

that man does not even look like that child Mike Brown notadmblnd Aug 2014 #58

Its already confirmed through Brown's friend that it was him. JJChambers Aug 2014 #61

anyone got a link to friends claim? uponit7771 Aug 2014 #66

And he kept a razor in his pocket to shave with immediately after? notadmblnd Aug 2014 #69

It's just really disappointing. Mojo Electro Aug 2014 #63

Maybe next time.... JJChambers Aug 2014 #70

If it's a white guy next time Mojo Electro Aug 2014 #84

We will see soon enough. JJChambers Aug 2014 #85

As much as this sucks Mojo Electro Aug 2014 #88

Well, nobody shot Winona Ryder for shoplifting jberryhill Aug 2014 #90

"what's to say he was beating the policeman who shot him?" jberryhill Aug 2014 #78

The police officer could fake injuries after-the-fact. JJChambers Aug 2014 #79

The officer would fake injuries on Brown's body? jberryhill Aug 2014 #82

Is it possible to hit someone and not sustain an injury? JJChambers Aug 2014 #86

This is your OP: jberryhill Aug 2014 #89

This thread makes me sick, too many people who are looking for an excuse to write this one off TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #87