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Originally Posted by finnbow
No, none of it matters in deciding whether Wilson should have been indicted. In fact, none of the extraneous stuff you mentioned would ever find into a court of law - be it whispers of pot use, rumors of KKK affiliation, Wilson's mother's transgressions, his ex-wife hating him and all the other silly shit you've posted..... They may matter in your fevered mind, but they have no bearing on the case whatsoever.
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And your editing of reality is not even correct on its own terms. You tell us what matters is whether Wilson felt threatened. So is that just a matter of asking him "Did you feel threatened?" and accepting the answer?
Assuming we still have a task to look at what actually happened, and decide if the death of Brown can be properly explained as the result of reactions to a perceived threat, then we have a problem: how can we know what Wilson perceived, and what he actually did? Witness testimony is one of the sources available, and Wilson is of course a primary witness. So, information about Wilson's background, and other factors that may shed light on his character, personality, and motivation, become important in helping us to assess his credibility on key points.
12-28-2014, 12:38 AM
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