Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[Tom Joad]

[QUOTE=barbara;249753]By the way, I'm not knowledgable about the extensive training a law enforcement officer receives, but common sense tell me that if someone goes for an officer's weapon after assaulting him... The officer would not be doing his job if he didn't pursue the person. Are officers just supposed to let themselves get punched in the face and give up their weapons?[/QUOTE

When has anybody suggestion that Wilson should have given up his weapon to Brown? Holy crap Barb you're really testing me on my language clean up by saying something like that!

As for pursuing him, if he's a suspected rapist or murderer, Hell yeah! But a cigar thief? Cheap cigars at that? How hard would it be to round him up later?

How many 6'4" 292 lbs young black dudes that look like Fat Albert are there in that neighborhood? Or was Wilson afraid he was going to hop on a plane to Rio to avoid extradition?