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bravenak

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8. The witnesses are sometimes unreliable.

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 11:55 PM

Aug 2014

But, the facts and forensics tell the tale. Twenty feet away, shot multiple times, perfect time to put away the gun and get out the handcuffs. Not to shoot him twice in the head.

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Michael brown never shot in the back [View all] Travis_0004 Aug 2014 OP

But he was shot in the top of his head from a distance. bravenak Aug 2014 #1

That is going to bolster the cop's claim JJChambers Aug 2014 #2

Your spreading disinformation FreakinDJ Aug 2014 #3

Don't bother alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #6

FYI malokvale77 Aug 2014 #35

Heh heh alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #37

NO! I am spreading the information from the articles I have read. Please post your source. JJChambers Aug 2014 #16

From the NTY story releasing the autopsy report Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #47

You believe he was charging at the officer, right, Ms. Toad? alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #52

I am just reporting what the autopsy report commissioned by the parents said. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #55

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #56

No. I don't like people making crap up then acusing others who report things accurately of lying. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #58

I haven't seen anything that leftynyc Aug 2014 #65

The fact that the police report has not been released is bad for the cops. bravenak Aug 2014 #5

I see you, Zimmerman cheerleader! I see you... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #14

"How else do you shoot someone in the top of the head, from the front, from a distance?" AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #15

Jesus, like "finish him off" Lex Aug 2014 #23

One thing I have noticed when cops shoot people AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #28

Or if it's an automatic, one click might fire them all? IDK guns like that, just shotguns. freshwest Aug 2014 #39

I watched an FBI training documentary years ago 8 track mind Aug 2014 #44

The cop shot this kid like 12 times AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #50

"The cop shot this kid like 12 times".......WTF!! WillowTree Aug 2014 #73

Last night when I posted this AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #74

FBI agents are trained very differently than police officers. bananas Aug 2014 #61

I don't think it actually helps the cop much. stranger81 Aug 2014 #20

He charged him after being shot in the eye? alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #25

I agree that the cop's story stinks to high heaven and is likely made up out of whole cloth. stranger81 Aug 2014 #27

You are simply killing this thread. Number23 Aug 2014 #59

That was the fatal shot Warpy Aug 2014 #33

He could have been looking down at the 4 shots in his arms. I don't see proof he was attacking. freshwest Aug 2014 #38

They shot him in his inner right palm. bravenak Aug 2014 #40

I posted this video and believe this is an honest account: freshwest Aug 2014 #49

Really Demsrule86 Aug 2014 #72

Does that match what the witness said? Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #4

The witnesses are sometimes unreliable. bravenak Aug 2014 #8

"Gunshot wounds on the inside of his arms conducive to someone shot with his hands up." Per some kath Aug 2014 #11

That's how I see it. bravenak Aug 2014 #13

That's not exactly something to gloat about pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #7

Dont yell at me I didnt write the autopsy Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #9

Yell? I didn't even use a smiley. pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #10

You didn't provide a link to back up the assertion you touted in your OP, either. MADem Aug 2014 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #75

Perhaps the jerk was when he realized he was being shot at from behind Beaverhausen Aug 2014 #48

"Gunshot wounds on the inside of his arms conducive to someone shot with his hands up. " MohRokTah Aug 2014 #12

"conducive to"? or "consistent with"? Link for that, please??? nt NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #17

. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #22

Your quote in post 12 isn't in that article. tammywammy Aug 2014 #29

One in the eye, one in top of head alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #18

4 eyewitnesses say different. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #24

Huh? alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #26

I was under the impression that cops were trained to aim for center mass. n/t cherokeeprogressive Aug 2014 #36

Shot while his hands up, hands forward to the cop! Not at close range. Lex Aug 2014 #21

Go ahead and defend the indefensible. 6000eliot Aug 2014 #30

I didnt write the autopsy Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #34

Which only means Wilson missed... BklnDem75 Aug 2014 #31

Bingo! pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #32

The muzzle of a gun will move significantly when a round is discharged Calista241 Aug 2014 #41

He didn't have the clothing to check for residue. n/t tammywammy Aug 2014 #42

The eye shot probably killed him... BklnDem75 Aug 2014 #45

The throat shot was probably fatal as well. Calista241 Aug 2014 #46

so, is he less dead? shot 6 times. twice in the head. spanone Aug 2014 #43

Its new information relevent to the investigation. Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #51

Indeed it is...he got shot in the eye, then charged the PO-lice alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #53

You may want leftynyc Aug 2014 #66

Six shots is excessive force LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #54

And he was fleeing even if he'd turned around to follow instructions. Correct, doesn't clear Wilson. freshwest Aug 2014 #57

Even the stoic, impartial NY coroner said that shooting that many bullets is unusual Number23 Aug 2014 #60

The autopsy SO FAR does not show any bullets in the back. But who performed this autopsy? kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #62

That comment about "charging," as if MB were a Pamplona bull, is OUTRAGEOUS. And UNprofessional. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #63

He had his hands up pleading with the cop not to shoot him SaltyBro Aug 2014 #64

Cyril Wecht on CNN right now... OneGrassRoot Aug 2014 #67

Cyril Wecht will tell you what you want to hear. AngryAmish Aug 2014 #68

I just read quite a bit about that. OneGrassRoot Aug 2014 #69

Well, I worked with the guy on a case many moons ago AngryAmish Aug 2014 #70

That doesn't mean the cop didn't fire and miss... lame54 Aug 2014 #71