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kwassa

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36. I'll tell you why.

Fri Aug 15, 2014, 08:08 PM

Aug 2014

There is a very strong emotional content to this incident. To many, including me, this is like a blast from our very racist past, appearing very much like racial confrontations of 50 or 60 years ago. Many have remarked on that who lived through those times.

I am white, my wife is black, and I watch her and other black people I know well going through an extremely difficult time with this situation. It is painful on a primal level for many of them who rarely discuss racial issues.

It is hard enough to find out what really happened on this incident. Adding crap on top of that by creating a speculative defense for Darren Wilson makes the world worse, not better.

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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

Dorian Johnson golden-girl Aug 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Aug 2014 #2

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

made the mistake of responding to a low post poster bigtree Aug 2014 #6

It was innuendo pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #10

He's the only eyewitness Lex Aug 2014 #4

No he's not.... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #16

Yes, but unfortunately if you are young and Black in America the odds are you can end up dead sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #33

According to people now coming forward, tblue37 Aug 2014 #39

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

He wasn't describing that. He was describing Lex Aug 2014 #7

That's certainly true, and everything he said about that may be true alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #8

is there something I'm missing? bigtree Aug 2014 #11

There is nothing about the meeting on Canfield in any report that's been released alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #13

But there are 2 more witnesses... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #17

The two witnesses corroborate the story from a distance alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #18

But until we get an actual report for the police on this incident... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #20

To be sure alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #21

Your reading of this may be right..... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #22

Thank you for these reasonable posts. cwydro Aug 2014 #23

What is reasonable about this type of speculation? What is the value of factless theorizing? kwassa Aug 2014 #25

It's laughable to think he'd rat on himself. No juror would expect Lex Aug 2014 #12

It may be a wash...who knows alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #14

Why add a speculative scenario to this? There is enough bullshit here already. kwassa Aug 2014 #24

Feel free to hit alert alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #26

You are avoiding my point, quite simply. kwassa Aug 2014 #27

Well alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #30

but you are inventing the difficulty Mr. Johnson will face by fantasizing a baseless scenario kwassa Aug 2014 #31

Yes, I made up a scenario alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #32

I'll tell you why. kwassa Aug 2014 #36

I value your opinion alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #37

$$$$ ret5hd Aug 2014 #28

Have you said the same to people who are assuming that the cop is guilty of murder? mythology Aug 2014 #42

I am not talking about assuming anything. kwassa Aug 2014 #43

right from the first interview handmade34 Aug 2014 #29

Wilson will say that Brown reached for his waistband. That is what they always say. tblue37 Aug 2014 #40

Well, of course he wouldn't rat on himself. LisaL Aug 2014 #34

and I don't know that he was ever asked about the theft of the pack of cigars bigtree Aug 2014 #9

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

You can go back and review it alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #19

Unfortunately, the incident was not known to the cop so again, unfortunately for them, it has no sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #35

right, sabrina bigtree Aug 2014 #38

Wrong, according to his attorney, he gave statements to the FBI where he told them everything. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #47

Geez this kid is wanted for lying in another case in 2011, apparently a warrant is out for him.... riseabove Aug 2014 #44

He knew then and now lives with loyalsister Aug 2014 #45