Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

...the officer cannot be expected to evaluate the condition of a subject who is still on his feet, instantly and at a distance, and know with certainty that there is no further threat.

Precisely. Which is why you keep shooting until the threat is neutralized.

Originally Posted by donquixote99

But I still reach a very different conclusion if we accept the reports that shots were fired at Brown while he was running away, with his back to the officer.

Yes. We accept that Wilson should have been a better shot.

David Klinger, an associate professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri–St Louis and a former officer with the Los Angeles police department, said there are two permissible circumstances in which an officer can use lethal force.

• Constitutionally, a police officer can shoot a suspect who is threatening the life of the officer, a fellow officer or a member of the public, said Klinger, a use-of-force expert. This is known as the “defence of life” standard.
  
  
• An officer can also shoot a fleeing suspect if the officer believes the suspect has committed a violent felony and his or her escape would pose a significant and serious threat, he said.

Brown just attacked an officer and was fleeing into society (discounting robbery). This shooting was GOLD from jump.

Ugly? To be sure. Desired? Hell no. Justified? 100%.