The Strange Case of Darren Wilson’s Mysterious Disappearing Duty Belt

[GreatGazoo]

1. seems possible that he didn't carry mace at all

With the reason being that he didn't want to use it due to wearing contacts, etc. but since they mention his options and he explains away why he wouldn't have used it if it was on the belt, it seems just a perception thing. If the belt was seized and showed no presence of mace ever then Wilson could have been portrayed as an officer who doesn't use non-lethal options.

But the mace vs no mace thing seems too straightforward and these kinds of things seldom are. Perhaps it was not the lack of mace but the presence of something else, something unavoidably damning like a drop gun or a little bag of dope to plant on dead suspects.

We'll probably never know unless there are pictures of Wilson with that belt on and even then...