Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I said in another post that, given the circumstances surrounding the theft of the cigarillos, there was absolutely no way that Johnson would have felt that the theft would have gone unreported unless he did it. The victim was in a position to do it and the other employee(s) and patron(s) were as well.

Probably the most important reason for Johnson's inaction was the near certainty that doing so would have placed him in serious jeopardy from the less savory elements of Ferguson society (other than the cops, that is ). I don't think Johnson would have qualified for the Federal Witness Protection Program.

So, reporting the theft was simply not an option for Johnson, not in the world he lived in. (A world you claim to know a lot about, by the way, so it's puzzling that you don't recognize the realities here.)

John

None of that changes the fact that he was indeed complicit. Moreover, his choice to continue hanging out with Brown after the robbery/battery to enjoy the fruits of said robbery provide grounds to look at his testimony with some skepticism.