It is looking more and more like Darren Wilson acted as many thought and the shooting was justified. Shots were fired inside the vehicle. Browns blood found in vehicle, on the gun and on Wilsons clothing from the shots. Witness testimony also noted struggle and also contradicts others that his arms were not up. Seems Brown was coming or at least staggering forward from about 25 feet.
This is going pretty much exactly as it appeared and noted from the beginning despite the trolling attempts here and elsewhere to make it something else. Brown attacked the police officer, they struggled , shots were fired, he ran. He turned and faced the officer and did not surrender. The officer did what was his duty and in his defense and really the people of Fergusons defense and shot Brown down.
Now we should get some riots and more ridiculousness. As I noted from the beginning, all this has done is make racists look right and those supporting this case look dumb but they won't acknowledge it so racism wins...congrats....Now we should get some riots and looting in support of a thug who would otherwise be in jail.
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Is BS. People of all races have been called that based on who they are and what they have done not the color of their skin. And I live nowhere near a rock.
Ok, show me some specific quotes where anyone else was labeled a 'thug'.
What?
Although it was obvious to some that this was a bad idea in this case, these folks and the rioters doubled down and continue to do so....Which really has had the opposite effect for which they intended and instead makes them look like idiots and if anything reinforces the racist viewpoints. The media handling of it has been bad to some extent as well.
This whole thing has been incredibly counter productive and may get a whole lot worse. There is a small window to turn it around but I dount it happens.
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40 yards is 120 feet = 4 seconds
1/4 of 120 feet is 30 feet and 1/4 of 4 seconds is one second
that is 30 feet in a second...most witnesses have the distance at about 25 feet...He is 6 feet tall so would be mroe like 19 feet to cover....
No matter how you slice it, he is about a second away from Wilson.
We met the enemy and he is us.
But try it anyway
Mark out 25 feet and see how fast you touch something 25 feet away...Got a hint for you...you can reach out to something before your feet get there...That is due to something that most people have called arms....And it becomes more and more clear why there are riots...
Anyway, hopefully the truth will come out at some point... whether for or against Wilson and Brown.
Carry on....
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Is BS. People of all races have been called that based on who they are and what they have done not the color of their skin. And I live nowhere near a rock.
Ok, show me some specific quotes where anyone else was labeled a 'thug'.
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If Brown was not shot dead, He would probably have been charged with attempted murder of a police officer. That is who these folks are rioting for.
It's an election issue. The death of a young man being exploited to rally a few more votes meanwhile the problem persists and shows no signs of abatement. I have no idea what happened that day but drawing lines and taking sides is just not part of any solution. I don't know Ferguson from Springfield but this sounds more like a problem that needs to be solved by Missouri and not the national news media and the social agitators. If they want to change Ferguson, elect new leaders. If they want economic opportunity, elect new leaders. Don't, as president Obama said, let cousin Pookie stay at home on the couch. People in Iraq walked over dead bodies and dodged sniper fire to cast ballots. These folks can get engaged, pick up a newspaper, listen to the news, read about the candidates, formulate a position and make it to the polls.
McVeigh was described as a domestic terrorist. I'd say that ranks below thug.
So I guess we're going point - counterpoint. Nobody wants to wait until all the evidence (at least with respect to the grand jury) is in.
Maybe instead of celebratory it is hoping that people would open their friggin eyes.
So you're fluffing your feathers because you're concerned about riots...on BBI? The 'apologies' from those on Brown's side? WTF are you talking about?
You think you 'won' an argument over anonymous strangers on a football message board. Which, given the sad nature of these events, still makes your behavior here pretty gross.
Stop trying to pretend there's any deeper or greater meaning to this thread than you saying, 'I told you so!!!!!'
If I said 1.2 seconds would that make it better?
Well, there are more than a few things stated by the police that makes little to no sense to me but whatever.... like I said, hopefully the truth will come out sooner or later.
Well, there are more than a few things stated by the police that makes little to no sense to me but whatever.... like I said, hopefully the truth will come out sooner or later.
Many(though not you) are way too quick to reach a conclusion before the facts are all in.
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Well, there are more than a few things stated by the police that makes little to no sense to me but whatever.... like I said, hopefully the truth will come out sooner or later.
Many(though not you) are way too quick to reach a conclusion before the facts are all in.
This is true. Like I said, there are a few things that just don't add up to me but at the same time I'm willing to wait until hopefully ALL of the facts are in because just because things don't add up doesn't mean that they didn't really happen.
Usain Bolt's 10m split at the Beijing Olympics was 1.85 seconds. That's 32.8 feet. The 25 feet - 32.8 feet segment was the fastest part of that split because he is accelerating rapidly.
1.85 seconds for Usain Bolt to run under 33 feet. But you and Michael Brown are running 25 feet in under a second.
Chris Johnson has the fastest 10 yard split at the combine (30 feet). It was 1.4 seconds.
I will bet you anything in the world that you can't cover 25 feet in a second.
Stop making shit up to go along with your already-horrible posts.
In the time it takes the average officer to recognize a threat, draw his sidearm and fire 2 rounds at center mass, an average subject charging at the officer with a knife or other cutting or stabbing weapon can cover a distance of 21 feet.
So even if the person with a gun could shoot the person with the sword or knife before they get cut, the question remains whether or not the bullet would stop the person from cutting them.
This was a tactic used in the Philippines when the USA had control of that country. It is said that the Army switched to the .45 since people under attack by people with swords were shooting them but not stopping them.
WTF?????
Isn't that what you meant to say? Or don't you need to wait for conclusive evidence to come out before concluding that he was "obviously justified?"
I guess you are obviously justified in concluding that without any conclusive evidence, if you are an asshole.
Yeah his speed/distance estimate is off, but inside 21 feet the attacker has the advantage over the armed defender. In fact, that is a short distance. In the drill mentioned, people have covered up to 30 ft before the defender could get off shots - doubt a 300lber could. Seeing as how Brown had already attacked the cop in the car, was a very big individual, I would think the cop could rightfully fear for his life.
Of those that raised their hands, how many think the Ferguson cop is guilty?
Of all the odd posts on this thread, specifically expressing disinterest somehow strikes me as the oddest...
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If so, absolutely no surprise nuance on the tone is beyond him.
Oh yes indeed.
Just the guy you want making your case!