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In reply to the discussion: You might want to re-think that comment you are about to post about Ferguson [View all]REP
(21,691 posts)103. What happened to the clothing?
I can see why it may not have been turned over to the private examiner but why not to the DoJ?
How much time was there between all these examinations? Some things, like stippling, can't be washed away, but yeah, I'm too familiar with StLCo incompetence to be entirely reassured.
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You might want to re-think that comment you are about to post about Ferguson [View all]
gollygee
Nov 2014
OP
blithely ignoring the multitude of eyewitnesses who believe they saw a surrendering teenager and a
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#7
While others blithely ignore the multitude of eyewitnesses saying something different
joeglow3
Nov 2014
#18
the only one saying he charged at Wilson- was not there. It's a third person account.
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#99
not so different- those who saw no hands lifted missed part of it. people could not count shots
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#78
not for facial recognition- is THAT what you were thinking? LOL. No sale, he he he.
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#98
it's much more about remembering faces and small visual details. seeing something striking happen
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#261
only NON- witnesses tell an essentially different story. people there did not all see all of it,
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#112
I guess that depends on which worldveiw one is hoping their facts will support.
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2014
#10
He didn't need to grab a MUCH larger "man" by the throat or anything...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#55
Begs the question: what specific circumstance or set of circumstances caused
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#207
With the gun holstered, Brown walks away with no more than a ticket for
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#227
Better question: How did that huge kid end up halfway in the driver's side window?
simak
Nov 2014
#158
The store owner says there was no robbery, and he says the 911 call was from a
tblue37
Nov 2014
#294
Well, first of all, it's 'contested' whether there was any robbery at all, or whether Brown paid
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#247
Dude, you're arguing with yourself. You originally said it was 'uncontested.' I
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#256
"so waiting for facts is bad?" This is the DU, of course waiting for facts is bad because if we did
cstanleytech
Nov 2014
#138
Ya you have people who saw some of what happened or atleast think they did
cstanleytech
Nov 2014
#216
Are you kidding? The DU Default is usually "We should wait for the VERDICT before we opine."
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#230
The Ruling Oligarchy would love nothing more than to see a major uprising of the black community.
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#6
Except when the civil war itself leads to a revolution, a la the American Civil War. See
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#29
I am not familiar and would be interested in learning more. But just because the Ruling Oligarchs
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#39
Again, I need to read further on this, but seems to me that the American Civil War was
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#46
Ah, shit, I screwed up in futzing around with those italics tags. You're absolutely correct and
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#82
You have no idea what information the grand jury has. We may actually have more information than
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#45
Eric Holders DOJ, the prosecutor and 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. have all the facts
One_Life_To_Give
Nov 2014
#87
science cannot tell us if it appeared that Mike Brown was surrendering and not a danger- so anyone
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#120
Will you please be my personal Google assistant too? I"m lazy and cannot
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#319
Oddly enough, the only person who can't tell his version of "the facts" is dead...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#56
Do you need to know that officer wilson was wearing brown socks that day?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2014
#190
Small technical point (but important): Wilson's right to the presumption of
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#64
You're in error on matters large and small. First of all it is rare for potential
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#80
That's a possible avenue to pursue, talk to the other officers who served with him
GGJohn
Nov 2014
#279
With all the clearly (I think) unjustified shootings Trayvon Martin, the guy in the Cincinnatti
doc03
Nov 2014
#95
There is no law against open carry in Ohio anyway. So if you go into Walmart and pick up one
doc03
Nov 2014
#269
Did he take it out of a box? Even if he did there is no law against open carry in the state of Ohio
doc03
Nov 2014
#272
We had people in the last presidential campaign carrying semi-auto rifles to Obama's
doc03
Nov 2014
#273
"Innocent until proven guilty" assumes that someone somewhere is trying to prove
gollygee
Nov 2014
#210
These folks insisting on 'waiting for the facts' remind me of a former Nixon's supporters, they who
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#68
what about the larger issue of a history of police violence against african-americans
noiretextatique
Nov 2014
#73
Wilson is not on trial for killing Danroy Henry, nor for beating Rodney King
One_Life_To_Give
Nov 2014
#277
The problem, though, is that autopsies only tell you a limited amount.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2014
#201
It's sad that because of the way it looks like the grand jury won't indict, there won't be a
Louisiana1976
Nov 2014
#97
for FACIAL RECOGNITION, yes- but that has no bearing here for fucks sake.....
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#114
No, he didn't "just get mad because a kid laughed at him." That was the
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#250
The first thing Wilson got angry about . . . (maybe) not being able to score
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#249
We are hungry for a case that exposes everything wrong with Ferguson, and with America...
Orsino
Nov 2014
#122
The powerful always help their friends but that doesnt mean that their porn viewing habits
cstanleytech
Nov 2014
#293
Oh, dear. Here we go again with the "Nobody can have an opinion except for the jury" crowd.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#231
McCullough has promised to release the entire transcript from the Grand Jury proceedings.
Red State Rebel
Nov 2014
#321