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In reply to the discussion: Mike Brown's Friend Describes Watching Him First Choked Then Shot Several Times - Complete Interview [View all]kwassa
(23,340 posts)27. You are avoiding my point, quite simply.
I am asking what is the value of your non-factual speculation.
You don't answer. I see your speculation, by the way, as a rationalized support for the actions of Wilson, by making his actions appear more rational through the fantasy that you have just created.
And it is fantasy.
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Mike Brown's Friend Describes Watching Him First Choked Then Shot Several Times - Complete Interview [View all]
bigtree
Aug 2014
OP
It wasn't, that bastard of police chief just a few hours ago said the LEO wasn't aware of the robber
uponit7771
Aug 2014
#3
Yes, but unfortunately if you are young and Black in America the odds are you can end up dead
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#33
Yes, I've seen that. Also the precinct he worked at previously no longer exists according to reports
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#46
Unfortunately, Mr. Johnson neglected to mention that they'd just been involved
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2014
#5
There is nothing about the meeting on Canfield in any report that's been released
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2014
#13
What is reasonable about this type of speculation? What is the value of factless theorizing?
kwassa
Aug 2014
#25
but you are inventing the difficulty Mr. Johnson will face by fantasizing a baseless scenario
kwassa
Aug 2014
#31
Have you said the same to people who are assuming that the cop is guilty of murder?
mythology
Aug 2014
#42
Wilson will say that Brown reached for his waistband. That is what they always say.
tblue37
Aug 2014
#40
In no jurisdiction in the US would what was in the video result in a 2nd degree robbery conviction
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2014
#15
If the shooter had knowledge of the robbery while interacting with Brown, wouldn't he
tblue37
Aug 2014
#41
Unfortunately, the incident was not known to the cop so again, unfortunately for them, it has no
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#35
Wrong, according to his attorney, he gave statements to the FBI where he told them everything.
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#47