Did Michael Brown commit robbery or petty theft?

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17. Neither.

At this point, all there is is a video of an incident in a convenience store. A person in the video resembles Brown, but a positive ID hasn't been made. That person in the video is alleged to have shoplifted cigars, but the video doesn't show that. The video appears to show an assault, but whom is assaulting who is unclear. If the large man ressembling Brown is being falsely accused by the clerk, then it can be claimed that he was defending himself from an assault by the clerk.

This is not to defend Brown, but simply pointing out that if we eliminate guesses then the actual remaining facts aren't very conclusive. It IS possible the person in the video had the cigars in his possession before entering the store, and was falsely accused. There simply isn't enough information based on the video and what the clerk claims.