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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]noiretextatique
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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