Did Mike Brown grab the gun or not?

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29. Every sentence out of Wilson's mouth is carefully crafted by attorney to match the statute

while vaguely keeping to a moderately reasonable interpretation of the evidence.

It is so contrived that anybody with a lick of sense discards it entirely as the self-serving statement of somebody having committed a serious felony.

I mean, really. We have two versions of even the initial conversation. Wilson claims he politely asked the two youngsters (I'm using this word to signal the same ridiculous Mayberry feel that Wilson's lawyers concocted for his story) to walk on the sidewalk. Dorian Johnson says that Wilson said "Get the fuck on the sidewalk."

Which is more believable? I mean, honestly. But if you don't believe Wilson's anodyne rendering of even those first few words - and it is truly a ludicrous retelling, then Wilson begins his testimony with a self-serving and obvious lie. When does he stop lying? When? Never.

Then we're to believe that after Brown yells at him to fuck off, he returns calmly, and does a "C'mon, fellas, I'm just looking out for your safety" sort of second ask, while at the same time just then perhaps recognizing that Brown - described to a goddamn T in the dispatch (yellow socks up to his knees!), may be the - gasp - store robber.

Do I believe Mike Brown said "You won't shoot me, you pussy!" No, because that's beyond ridiculous, and was invented by Wilson's attorneys to craft a state of mind for Brown.

It's ridiculous. His entire testimony is ridiculous. And everybody knows it.