Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[bobabode]

Praying for peace tonight. Violence is never the answer, ever.

The best and only option is the ballot box.

[icenine]

I think the issue is that the District Attorney really did not offer any new information.
I do not think he had the will to prosecute. He made the point that there were many different witness accounts. But he really did not have anything new to say. The issue is just as cloudy as before. Maybe they will release some new information that would bolster his decision but I sort of doubt it.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

I think the issue is that the District Attorney really did not offer any new information.

And you know that how?

[Pio1980]

After being initially sucked into the rogue cop scenario and seeing the evidence was lacking, I decided to open my mind and let the evidence speak for itself. I think credible evidence has carried the day over what some folk would have preferred to meet preconceived conclusions. I see the poor initial response and the prior history of the FPD vs the vid of Brown in the store as a wash for making a predetermination in my mind on this. Most of the so-called witnesses were not and wilted when questioned for specifics.


Officer Darren Wilson will not be prosecuted for defending himself from assault and preventing the perpetrator from taking refuge and hostages in the community.
Case closed, AFAIK.


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[icenine]

He never mentioned how far away Brown was from Wilson when he was fatally shot.
About 150 feet way from the police SUV. No narrative. He could not come out and say what really happened. I think that is what people are upset about. He was more like Wilson's defense lawyer than a DA. He kept saying physical evidence. He just kept going on about how some people said this, some people said that. Plus I am sure he never gives those he is willing to prosecute time to schmaltz with the grand jury.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

He never mentioned how far away Brown was from Wilson when he was fatally shot.
About 150 feet way from the police SUV. No narrative. He could not come out and say what really happened. I think that is what people are upset about. He was more like Wilson's defense lawyer than a DA. He kept saying physical evidence. He just kept going on about how some people said this, some people said that. Plus I am sure he never gives those he is willing to prosecute time to schmaltz with the grand jury.

And you know this how?

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

And you know this how?

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/f...darren-wilson/


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According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. attorneys prosecuted 162,000 federal cases in 2010, the most recent year for which we have data. Grand juries declined to return an indictment in 11 of them.

Come on Finn your way up higher in the General Schedule than me...you have to admit that no matter what you think about the case the Prosecuting Attorney in this situation did not have the heart to really bring about an indictment.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I don't see how any good will come of this.

Beyond justice upheld?

Besides, I hear the guy recently got married...

1. Name cleared.
2. New bride.
3. Back to his job.

Nobody wanted this to occur but the system worked.

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by finnbow

it seems to me that a grand jury that heard more than 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses, including three medical examiners, and considered charges ranging from first degree murder to involuntary manslaughter disagrees with you and they're the only ones who saw all the evidence and are the only ones whose opinions count.

Quoted for truth.


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[HarmanKardon]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It seems to me that a grand jury that heard more than 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses, including three medical examiners, and considered charges ranging from first degree murder to involuntary manslaughter disagrees with you and they're the only ones who saw all the evidence and are the only ones whose opinions count.

I fear that you are right. But the new riots show that the decision of the jury is impossible to mediate.