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FLyellowdog

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10. Is there any chance that Wilson used

Reply to helpmetohelpyou (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:41 PM

Nov 2014

a racial slur when he first encountered Brown? That might account for the young man confronting the officer and then the fight ensued.

No one has said why they think Brown approached the car. There had to be a reason. It's not a usual thing one would do.

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My take on the sequence of events and why Wilson killed Michael Brown [View all] helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 OP

Actually that makes a lot of sense Turbineguy Nov 2014 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2014 #2

It is a guess I grant you that helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #5

Still doesn't answer my question Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #3

Sadly, we know the not-openly-admitted answer to that question. arcane1 Nov 2014 #7

I generally agree with what you wrote with one exception, GGJohn Nov 2014 #4

You were in a firefight but Brown wasn't , he was just trying to survive from being shot again helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #8

But he still would have had the same adrenaline dump, GGJohn Nov 2014 #9

Brown wasn't a soldier though. Jamastiene Nov 2014 #11

why would he "panic?" noiretextatique Nov 2014 #6

Is there any chance that Wilson used FLyellowdog Nov 2014 #10

I don't believe so helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #12

In some ways it makes sense Kalidurga Nov 2014 #13

He shot him because in a panic he thought Michael Brown wasn't following helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #14

This never had to happen Kalidurga Nov 2014 #15

Except that the blood evidence Mojo Electro Nov 2014 #16

Do you have a link to that? helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #17

I'll dig it up Mojo Electro Nov 2014 #18

No you don't have to search , I'll find it I just thought you might have a quick link to it helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #19