Michael Brown roughing up store clerk

[NCTraveler]

97. Don't think anyone is claiming Mr. Brown was a good person.

It is a part of the story and an important one. It is a part of the flow of the next moments when his life ended. Nothing about these images makes the shooting justified. It does give a glimpse into Mr.Browns world at the time. The issue at hand is the shooting itself. Not even the original shooting. That itself seems to be clearly justified. But then there were the rest of the shots outside of the vehicle. Could that have been handled differently by Mr. Wilson and is he legally liable for that aspect of the shooting. As in any court case the moments before and after do matter and should be taken into consideration. The images themselves do not make the shooting justified. Unless of course the small man he strong-armed was the one who shot him. That is not the case.

A big part of the problem is that it had no place at all being given to the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury should have only seen a small amount of the evidence. Only enough to prove probable cause. But this is what happens when a prosecutor, who doesn't think he has a winnable case, or worse yet doesn't want to prosecute for other reasons, is forced by outside influences. A special prosecutor should have been brought in. I doubt many would want this case but I find it hard to believe they couldn't come up with one. This was a sham trial done in a court room it wasn't meant for. This case would have been extremely difficult at trial. Still should have and could have gone to trial if the Grand Jury process was respected.