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In reply to the discussion: Ferguson cop had "serious facial injury"? [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)52. That is my theory ...
as it goes along with the eye witness statement ...
After telling the officer that they were almost at their destination, Johnsons house, the two continued walking. But as they did, Johnson says the officer slammed his brakes and threw his truck in reverse, nearly hitting them.
Now, in line with the officers drivers side door, they could see the officers face. They heard him say something to the effect of, whatd you say? At the same time, Johnson says the officer attempted to thrust his door open but the door slammed into Brown and bounced closed. Johnson says the officer, with his left hand, grabbed Brown by the neck.
I could see the muscles in his forearm, Johnson said. Mike was trying to get away from being choked.
Theyre not wrestling so much as his arm went from his throat to now clenched on his shirt, Johnson explained of the scene between Brown and the officer. Its like tug of war. Hes trying to pull him in. Hes pulling away, thats when I heard, Im gonna shoot you.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/eyewitness-michael-brown-fatal-shooting-missouri
Now, in line with the officers drivers side door, they could see the officers face. They heard him say something to the effect of, whatd you say? At the same time, Johnson says the officer attempted to thrust his door open but the door slammed into Brown and bounced closed. Johnson says the officer, with his left hand, grabbed Brown by the neck.
I could see the muscles in his forearm, Johnson said. Mike was trying to get away from being choked.
Theyre not wrestling so much as his arm went from his throat to now clenched on his shirt, Johnson explained of the scene between Brown and the officer. Its like tug of war. Hes trying to pull him in. Hes pulling away, thats when I heard, Im gonna shoot you.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/eyewitness-michael-brown-fatal-shooting-missouri
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self inflicted or done by other fellow officers to make it look like Brown attacked him.
SummerSnow
Aug 2014
#1
Nah--he smacked his own face into the car or the car door as he jumped out after the kid.
tblue37
Aug 2014
#6
That is the whole point, no decent human being would believe ONE WORD any official in that
BaggersRDumb
Aug 2014
#51
I seriously doubt that the kid hit the cop at all. If he did, there would be evidence on his hand,
tblue37
Aug 2014
#56
Probably from slamming his own face into the car door or car frame as he leapt out of the car
tblue37
Aug 2014
#4
A blow hard enough to inflict a blowout fracture of the eye socket should at least leave a bruise
Maedhros
Aug 2014
#22
On the flip side, though, the reports seem to indicate that Wilson pulled Brown INTO the car.
Maedhros
Aug 2014
#65
But it was not evidence of someone pounding his head into concrete within an inch of his life.
Hoyt
Aug 2014
#55
To my knowledge, nobody said his head was pounded into concrete within an inch of is life.
Vattel
Aug 2014
#71
yeah he had a scratch or two. The kind of scratch you get when you snag your head on a low hanging
notadmblnd
Aug 2014
#63
There was a small tree right where they were. Darn sure wasn't getting his head bashed in.
Hoyt
Aug 2014
#73
IF he was injured, we know for a FACT Mr. Brown was not the one who injured him.
MohRokTah
Aug 2014
#11
I bet that after he was (inappropriately) allowed to drive his car away from the scene,
tblue37
Aug 2014
#15
Tiffany Mitchell described seeing “Michael and the officer wrestling through the [car] window.”
cbdo2007
Aug 2014
#48
What I don't understand is why he felt he had to shoot the kid. I just don't get it.
MADem
Aug 2014
#33
No one wants to hear that Brown was a high school graduate who was supposed to be starting
MADem
Aug 2014
#84
This is why he should never have been allowed to leave the scene of the crime.
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#39
If he had been injured in this manner we would have been informed about it immediately by the police
crazylikafox
Aug 2014
#60