Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[mpholland]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Given the evidence available and the consistency between Wilson's statement and the physical evidence (already obvious in an internal investigation), this grand jury should have never convened to begin with. It was convened solely in an attempt to assuage the angry mob. However, the angry mob was never really interested in the particulars of this case. They were using the case as an opportunity to express their anger over a myriad of issues (aggressive policing, poverty, unemployment...), facts (of this specific case) be damned.

I would have to agree with this. The grand jury is designed as a tool to indict, period. Its sole purpose was bastardized in this case and there is no way they could come back with 5 untrue bills and not cause skepticism.