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In reply to the discussion: Strong Evidence That Brown Was Executed [View all]BronxBoy
(2,286 posts)26. Although you can never be sure....
I think there are some significant differences from the Martin case. One, there are witnesses, some of them pretty compelling. There were none in the Martin case. I know that Black witnesses are usually downplayed and discredited but there are some along with audio and video.
Also, it appears that Wilson was the only officer on the scene when this occurred. I've lived long enough and seen enough unjustified shootings to know that when there are 2 or more cops, things tend to go the way of the police and their word is taken as gospel. Does anyone know if there were any other officers on the scene when this occurred?
So given those 2 circumstances, I think it will be much harder, although not impossible, for them to pull a "Trayvon"
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maybe when you get hit in the arm a few times you might bend/hunch over holding it
certainot
Aug 2014
#47
But if the fatal shot was the one to the brain, then he may have been still conscious when he began
notadmblnd
Aug 2014
#76
We do not have the defense side of story, we just have one hearsay third party statement.
NYC_SKP
Aug 2014
#3
If the evidence backed the officer's story, we would probably have it by now.
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#18
This article does a pretty good job of summing up the witness statements made about this case.
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2014
#37
White racist cop kills unarmed Brown young man = 4 million internet arguments, endless
BaggersRDumb
Aug 2014
#56