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sunnystarr

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18. AB said that the police department confirmed

Reply to alsame (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 19, 2014, 01:04 PM

Aug 2014

the caller's account was same as Wilson's. Then Zimmerman's attorney (guest) and the other guest (can't remember name) said that Brown's action of holding hands up could have been viewed as part of his "charging" stance and, after all he "could easily cover 20 of the 35 feet in one second) and that Wilson feared for his life since Brown was charging at him to attack so he shot him.

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CNN A Couple Of TImes This A.M. Mentioned The Officer's Version Of The Shooting - Correct Me If I'm. [View all] global1 Aug 2014 OP

How about using the word "purveyors" to describe them. ladjf Aug 2014 #1

Heard about that. atreides1 Aug 2014 #2

Four eyewitnesses, see post 3. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #4

This is the smearing of four black witnesses who all say the same thing. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #3

Totally irresponsible. That alsame Aug 2014 #5

AB said that the police department confirmed sunnystarr Aug 2014 #18

See, these are the facts that we have even though we are saying that WE DON'T HAVE THE FACTS underpants Aug 2014 #6

Rumor mongers n2doc Aug 2014 #7

CNN is horrible in that regard Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #15

Because they are in bed with the thug JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #8

This "Josie" is supposedly a friend of Wilson's girlfriend, who is also a cop alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #9

To be fair to CNN CherokeeDem Aug 2014 #10

Just Seems To Me That They've Floated This Account Out Of Wilson's Version Without Wilson Making.... global1 Aug 2014 #11

K&R nt Mnemosyne Aug 2014 #12

Chief Belmar pintobean Aug 2014 #13

CNN was treating this unidentified lady's hearsay statement to a radio talk show about what aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #14

The media is all over looking for Wilson ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #16

Somebody needs to start prank calling the media n2doc Aug 2014 #17