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The original reporsts said a handgun. There were a lot of theads here at DU Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #1
I thought it would be of interest here, which was why I mentioned I wasn't sure. herding cats Mar 2015 #3
"Shooting at someone else and hitting the police" is as far from bad luck as you can get. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #38
Well if chance favors the prepared mind mythology Mar 2015 #99
Keep telling yourself that. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #100
So the conspiracy theorists can rest now or no?nt LittleBlue Mar 2015 #2
I saw the video of the actual shooting and saw no car in the frame. Also heard the eye witnesses sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #4
What conspiracies, i didn't know there was any? herding cats Mar 2015 #5
There was at least one false flag thread hack89 Mar 2015 #8
you mean how it COULD HAVE BEEN a RW agitator given the distance blm Mar 2015 #13
It was a good guess. Rex Mar 2015 #19
Yeah - and from an official of a town that has no systemic racism. blm Mar 2015 #24
Aren't "good" guesses required to be accurate pintobean Mar 2015 #31
Apparently speculation of the "could have been" variety now qualifies as a good guess. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #40
Y'know, the whole 'horseshoes and hand granades' thing. kiva Mar 2015 #89
Meaning as good as any other considering the fact that there have been more blm Mar 2015 #93
So immediately flapping your arms and announcing who you want the perps to be is a better way to go? Throd Mar 2015 #32
'who you want the perps to be' - I guess do to limited comprehension skills Rex Mar 2015 #82
Yes, I was defending the Klan. It's hard to type wearing my pointy hood with the little eye holes. Throd Mar 2015 #92
Who did that? blm Mar 2015 #104
"It was irresponsible and foolish." Rex Mar 2015 #113
No, it wasn't a good guess. phil89 Mar 2015 #81
It wasn't stated, it was clearly preceded by the words, 'I think' and 'could have been' blm Mar 2015 #94
"It was irresponsible and foolish." Why who got hurt by it? Rex Mar 2015 #112
Apparently it was a "protester." NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #6
Are you a Ferguson Police officer? roody Mar 2015 #14
Nope. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #18
CNN now…..It wasn't a protestor - he was never at the protests - blm Mar 2015 #15
I'm just going with what I read. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #20
Wait...you mean you jumped to conclusions like the people you are making fun of!? Rex Mar 2015 #25
I didn't make up a fantasy out of thin air. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #35
No one was convinced - qualifying terms like "I think" and "could have been" blm Mar 2015 #56
Cool story bro. Did you read any of those comments? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #60
The overwhelming view on the thread was that it was worth CONSIDERING the blm Mar 2015 #64
Thanks for saying it, I am getting tired of the fake outrage or whatever the crap is Rex Mar 2015 #83
Apparently the overwhelming view was wrong. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #88
How could it be wrong to say something is POSSIBLE blm Mar 2015 #91
Okay then, I'll go with possible. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #97
Not 'highly unlikely' to anyone following the reports and articles on the subject. blm Mar 2015 #103
But you were sure ready to shit all over protestors as a whole Scootaloo Mar 2015 #106
Not as a whole, but I have nothing but disdain... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #111
Yes, as a whole Scootaloo Mar 2015 #115
The new media, can't even get the story straight. Won't be surprised if fox still_one Mar 2015 #21
Is CNN interviewing the guy pintobean Mar 2015 #36
No...a bishop who met with him... blm Mar 2015 #52
We'll see. pintobean Mar 2015 #57
If according to him, he was not shooting at the cops, then what was he "protesting"? GoneFishin Mar 2015 #7
Gee, what a surprise. They catch a guy that fits their profile and call him a protester right off NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #9
Poor choice to trot the DA out for that. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #11
Exactly! After watching the GJ farce, who would believe they Rex Mar 2015 #16
DU will have a field day..just watch--- NOT du, just some on DU NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #17
Oh I know, they will be positively glowing over this. Rex Mar 2015 #22
Perhaps try and dial back the anti-DU angle. blm Mar 2015 #23
Thank you. arcane1 Mar 2015 #26
Ditto. cwydro Mar 2015 #33
Let's see, so far you've been wrong about Antonio Martin, GGJohn Mar 2015 #61
. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #62
And so far, no audio has been released, even though that Christmas claimed that there was audio. GGJohn Mar 2015 #65
I said I knew absolutely he was innocent of anything? When did I do that? NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #66
And yet, you still can't bring yourself to admit that Martin did indeed GGJohn Mar 2015 #72
I havent even looked at it or thought about it, you are obsessed with proving the cops are NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #74
And you STILL can't admit you were wrong. GGJohn Mar 2015 #76
Wrong about what? Where did I say he did not shoot the cop? Or did I say I wont believe he did NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #78
What you mean is who to believe, the cops or historical reality that they lie all the time NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #70
No, I don't believe everything they say, and I have called them out when they're wrong, GGJohn Mar 2015 #73
Brown? That would shock me, so you agree that Wilson created a situation that was NOt necessary NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #75
Of course that's what happened, Wilson should've been charged with, GGJohn Mar 2015 #79
Well blow me over with a feather... NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #80
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #10
Protestors are usually on foot, not in a car. roody Mar 2015 #12
"Black and nearby" doesn't have the same effect. arcane1 Mar 2015 #27
Not sure how he is a protester gwheezie Mar 2015 #28
It is also now being reported he wasn't at the protest by other sources. herding cats Mar 2015 #29
Now saying he had been tracking the guy TO the protests so he blm Mar 2015 #30
The question is, why would the gunman romanic Mar 2015 #77
Criminals are stupid gwheezie Mar 2015 #84
Pretty much the bottom line here - pretty damn stupid. blm Mar 2015 #95
My question also. nt cwydro Mar 2015 #86
Stupidly thinking the crowd was good cover? blm Mar 2015 #105
Too convenient. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #119
But an irrelevant 2009 DHS study said that RW extremists are the greatest threat to cops DesMoinesDem Mar 2015 #34
Foxnews thanks you for doing their job here. Rex Mar 2015 #85
No one said that - The words 'I think' +'could have been' do not = 'only logical conclusion' blm Mar 2015 #98
A plea of " it was the wrong one[twice]" won't help the defendant, even if true. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #37
It might help at sentencing gwheezie Mar 2015 #87
Usually, the motive to kill takes precedent over the intended target... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #101
In some ways it's even worse XemaSab Mar 2015 #116
If you put it that way gwheezie Mar 2015 #118
The question is, what is really him? Matrosov Mar 2015 #39
Stock up on tinfoil boys, we have a live one! Oklahoma_Liberal Mar 2015 #42
Ireadon yahoo it was a 40mm handgun justalovebug Mar 2015 #41
I strongly doubt it was a 40mm handgun. Oklahoma_Liberal Mar 2015 #43
40 mm is a little extreme GP6971 Mar 2015 #44
No kidding Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #51
The police said they matched the shell casings to the gun? justalovebug Mar 2015 #45
This article says .40 cal. uppityperson Mar 2015 #46
This is what raises suspicion justalovebug Mar 2015 #48
It's also possible the reporter is correcting an ititially incorrect report. arcane1 Mar 2015 #50
well I seriously doubt it was 40mm as that would be an artillery shell azurnoir Mar 2015 #54
No they're not pintobean Mar 2015 #55
okay I didn't know the difference between the two types justalovebug Mar 2015 #58
Caliber is a decimal of inches - so .38 is 0.38 inches in diameter. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #59
I thought his defense was interesting. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #96
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2015 #47
thank you justalovebug Mar 2015 #49
You're welcome gopiscrap Mar 2015 #53
You might want to edit your post to correct the 40mm to 40 cal. GGJohn Mar 2015 #68
A 40mm handgun? GGJohn Mar 2015 #63
I didn't know about guns I just read it in the article justalovebug Mar 2015 #67
No problem, just some good natured ribbing. GGJohn Mar 2015 #69
thanks justalovebug Mar 2015 #71
And just teasing, myself Aerows Mar 2015 #110
Both guys were shot with one of these? Aerows Mar 2015 #109
If the Ferguson police will simply abide by the law, and Aristus Mar 2015 #90
Wow - great answer. blm Mar 2015 #102
I agree with others.. Jenny_92808 Mar 2015 #108
I do not trust their responses because of their record... Jenny_92808 Mar 2015 #107
I don't believe a "protester" was involved - no matter what usatoday says tenderfoot Mar 2015 #114
I don't know if you've seen this Huff Post article, herding cats.. & Wesley Lowery Tweets.. Cha Mar 2015 #117
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