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In reply to the discussion: "Michael Brown wasn't shot in the back, so Wilson didn't shoot at him while he was running away" [View all]aquabuddha
(7 posts)For starters, once Brown started to run away he was no longer a direct threat to the officer. Wilson claims he did not shot Brown while he was running, but we know that Brown was shot 4 times prior to running. The additional bullets were not fired until after he stopped. Brown was wounded and retreating. Again not a direct threat to the officer.
How many people with 4 bullet wounds will confront the shooter head on, after retreating? If Brown was acting like a "demon", why would he run away at all? Why not keep attacking the officer while he was in reach? Why run away some distance and then decide to attack the officer again (either 35 feet or 148 feet away)?
The only plausible explanation for Brown's behavior is if he was on PCD or some other hallucinogen drug. According to the toxicology report he was only found with traces of marijuana in his system. A drug that is only known to make a person mellow and not angry like a "demon."
Wilson's story is so illogical and so full of holes, it really does not matter if Brown handed off his cigars or not. It really does not matter what transpired in the police vehicle either. The only thing that matters is that once Brown started to retreat Wilson could not claim self-defense as a legitimate motive for the shooting.