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In reply to the discussion: This is not how I remember the micheal brown shooting. From wiki [View all]Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)The truth was different.
From memory;
Wilson heard about the robbery on his radio. He saw the two walking down the middle of the street making traffic go around them. He told them to use the sidewalk and the slimmer fellow told him they were just going a little further on. Wilson starts to drive off and notices the stolen items in their hands and also notices they fit the description of the two that stole from the store and knocked the store clerk around.
Wilson backs up and opens his door to speak to them. Brown swears at him and pushes the door closed again, then he hits Wilson. Wilson, still seated, tries to defend himself. I think he grabs Brown's clothing. Wilson is sitting on his stick and can't use pepper spray because Brown is leaning into the cruiser with him. He reaches for his holstered gun. Wilson also reaches for the gun. Wilson is fighting for his life. Brown has his hand on the gun. Wilson manages get a shot off. Brown gets shot in the arm or hand. There's Browns finger prints and blood all over the inside of the police car.
Brown runs off then turns and charges back. Blood on the ground and witness's prove this.
There was no 'hands-up, don't shoot' bullshit. Brown was a criminal and a potential cop killer. If Wilson hadn't stopped him Brown would have taken Wilson's gun, killed Wilson and started doing armed robberies instead of strong-arm robberies.
The narrative that was being repeated did not match the facts. Nobody in a leadership position stepped up to tell the truth. People will never forget that. Furthermore, people yelling "Black lives matter" during the moment of silence for the fallen officers at the DNC convention will not be forgotten. It will backfire on the Democrats.