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LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
69. Just fullscreen the video
Wed Dec 24, 2014, 02:55 PM
Dec 2014

There's something black with a horizontal length in his hands. There is a picture of a gun at the scene.

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Jesus Christo tweeted they were UNMARKED laserhaas Dec 2014 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #87
if there's NO video, there'll be Hell to pay laserhaas Dec 2014 #2
I'm in the St. Louis MO television market, and all reports says he WAS armed. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #3
HuffPo stated it had text testimony from 2nd party Christo laserhaas Dec 2014 #4
It's not a perfect world. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #5
No Video NO PEACE laserhaas Dec 2014 #7
HuffingtonPost update: ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #8
Video: ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #12
what is that vid supposed to show? thanks uppityperson Dec 2014 #16
Click on the YouTube icon, and you can find out for yourself. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #17
I did and all I see is fuzzy blobs by a car. I was hoping you might be able to add a uppityperson Dec 2014 #19
People were asking for video, so I posted the only one available, so far. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #22
I am sorry you took my request and thanks for snark as they were meant as polite uppityperson Dec 2014 #23
And I apologize for mistakenly understanding it as snark. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #26
no worries and thanks, I was hoping you might see better than I do on my device uppityperson Dec 2014 #30
You're welcome, and the quality is pretty bad on a PC, as well. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #31
it looks like he walks around the corner, gets called back, starts to walk away again uppityperson Dec 2014 #33
I'd like to know what the others say he was doing, as well. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #36
I added a cropped screen cap to my OP pintobean Dec 2014 #27
Thank you for this. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #32
Amen!! uponit7771 Dec 2014 #43
LOL No Hatfield n McCoy stuffy Christmas Eve laserhaas Dec 2014 #59
I was originally going to be uppityb* but decided I'd be gender neutral instead uppityperson Dec 2014 #62
Merry Blissmaa laserhaas Dec 2014 #63
I wish somebody would post the pic of the white Solomon Dec 2014 #11
He should have been shot, too. n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #13
He was treated different, IE the reasons behind the protest uponit7771 Dec 2014 #44
I'm aware of that. n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #45
They are patriots, I say! Anansi1171 Dec 2014 #39
He's in a protected position with cover and concealment. Calista241 Dec 2014 #101
You're Saying RobinA Dec 2014 #58
That's white privilege. Louisiana1976 Dec 2014 #102
IBT has another account ststing officer backed up laserhaas Dec 2014 #6
The police recovered the gun at the scene helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #10
Gun photo: ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #14
Why is the gun on the opposite side of the cop car Jacoby365 Dec 2014 #34
good catch laserhaas Dec 2014 #38
... and there are reports that the kid pulled out a cell phone uponit7771 Dec 2014 #48
The police recovered A gun at the scene NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #53
Vonderrit Myers was said to not have a gun, too. pintobean Dec 2014 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #9
I'm sure after the Mike Brown "incident" Horse with no Name Dec 2014 #18
after Tamir's reaching for his gun not responding to calls to drop it, I need decent video. uppityperson Dec 2014 #20
concur..doesn't make sense laserhaas Dec 2014 #24
people do odd things, but I don't believe the police anymore without proof. uppityperson Dec 2014 #25
I tend to agree but helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #41
of course. eom uppityperson Dec 2014 #42
... nah, just now ALL cops aren't given the benefit of the doubt of being "good"... uponit7771 Dec 2014 #52
Some will always believe the cop first, especially if the victim isnt white. NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #54
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #88
Why? ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #89
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #95
Kind of a harsh generalization. ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #97
Then you have a problem NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #90
I recently served on a jury for one of these KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #98
there have been duers who said they would never vote to hide, no matter what uppityperson Dec 2014 #104
are you going to walk towards a copwhen you have a gun? laserhaas Dec 2014 #21
i wish the vid wasn't so fuzzy and showed more, was hoping someone else could uppityperson Dec 2014 #28
I'm hoping for better quality video, too. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #29
wait, are they now saying the cop drove up to a possible armed group of "thugs", put uppityperson Dec 2014 #35
there are reports he was (purportedly) known laserhaas Dec 2014 #37
Yeap, Wilson got paid and I pray that "pay day" is handed to the Browns uponit7771 Dec 2014 #51
woukd be very cool net result laserhaas Dec 2014 #60
figures gopiscrap Dec 2014 #40
In the video--poor quality--several people approach the car mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #46
Right, the cops story is already lookin bunk.... I'll wait but don't give any of the SLCPD area ... uponit7771 Dec 2014 #47
It was a Berkeley officer. pintobean Dec 2014 #49
Berkly is part of the SLCPD area PDs... don't know what difference all the rest makes... especially uponit7771 Dec 2014 #50
Well, it seemed to have made a big difference pintobean Dec 2014 #56
You are describing a situation DEMANDING the cop call for backup and NOT engage them until NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #55
:) Wry brevity serves U.S. well this Christmas Eve laserhaas Dec 2014 #57
Video shows him pulling a gun on the cop @ 1:42. nt LittleBlue Dec 2014 #61
I see him holding out his arm. Do you have a clear image of a gun as I'd like to see it, if you'd uppityperson Dec 2014 #64
Just fullscreen the video LittleBlue Dec 2014 #69
Thanks..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #103
I don't see it. But where is he standing--in relationship to the car-- when you see it? mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #65
The car is in the back left, in the distance. LittleBlue Dec 2014 #70
OK. That is NOt the video that has been previously posted. mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #73
YEAP!! That's been pointed out a couple of times and the fact that we're assuming it's a gun too uponit7771 Dec 2014 #76
How do you know the gun didn't move after he was shot? LittleBlue Dec 2014 #78
Oh, I forgot. Guns just magically jump around, move, and otherwise aren't connected mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #80
They sure do LittleBlue Dec 2014 #81
Are you serious? mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #84
When they release the rest of the video, we'll see how it got behind the car LittleBlue Dec 2014 #86
maybe DustyJoe Dec 2014 #92
Could that just be another police car after the shooting happened ? helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #99
the kid raising a gun doesnt make sense laserhaas Dec 2014 #106
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #91
Why don't YOU release them, Skippy, since you know of their existence... Cooley Hurd Dec 2014 #93
No it doesn't, also.. the "gun" at the scene was on the other side of the patrol car... uponit7771 Dec 2014 #66
I can't get the video to play on my phone, but... brendan120678 Dec 2014 #68
No one knows, the copologist are out trying to legiimize the cop not wearing his body cam and the da uponit7771 Dec 2014 #75
Here LittleBlue Dec 2014 #71
Shows someone raising their arms... don't understand why he was shot dead... just like Brown uponit7771 Dec 2014 #77
Nope, that's a massive stretch LittleBlue Dec 2014 #79
I don't see anything in his hands or arms... also, why do you keep mentioneing the skin color of the uponit7771 Dec 2014 #82
Then he has extremely long fingers that LittleBlue Dec 2014 #83
There's definitely something in his hands he's pointing helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #100
I don't see any "long fingers" ... grainy video that was edited by the police where one of the offic uponit7771 Dec 2014 #105
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #85
The denial is strong when other, contrarian posters don't actually back up their claims... Cooley Hurd Dec 2014 #94
Not only that, the assgned body cam was not worn and they're not releasing vid of the dash cam uponit7771 Dec 2014 #67
The mayor addressed that LittleBlue Dec 2014 #72
Yeah he could be, all skin folk aint yah kin folk. Also, what difference does his skin color make uponit7771 Dec 2014 #74
Spelling\Usage Nazi here: "McCulloch" (not "McCullough") is the St. Louis County DA. Since KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #96
I'm on cell abd can't post update video or CNN links laserhaas Dec 2014 #107
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