Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Zeke

When the evidence does not support charges, and you know it, you prepare for engagement of an entitled population.

As I've said before you seem to be completely blind to your own sense of entitlement that as a Cop you somehow deserve special treatment.

You know it's hard, but I'm going to try to keep this in perspective.

My last couple of encounters with Police have been very positive, so I have to remind myself that they are all not like you.

[nailer]

Chances are they agree with Zeke as to what a good shoot is.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by nailer

Chances are they agree with Zeke as to what a good shoot is.

I'd say the chances of that are "better than average"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1zHwbohxDI

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

As I've said before you seem to be completely blind to your own sense of entitlement that as a Cop you somehow deserve special treatment.

If this shooting was by a private citizen faced with a similar assault, there's NFW the shooter would have been charged or convicted. He would be praised in the "Armed Citizen" section of NRA publications. The assailant in Ferguson was certainly more threatening than Trayvon Martin was to George Zimmerman.

Even when faced with the evidence, you somehow seem convinced that the cop executed this guy for no apparent reason. This says more about you than it does the cop (or Zeke).

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Even when faced with the evidence, you somehow seem convinced that the cop executed this guy for no apparent reason. This says more about you than it does the cop (or Zeke).

Wilson had a reason for shooting Brown.

He was pissed off at being defied.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Wilson had a reason for shooting Brown.

He was pissed off at being defied.

That too doesn't comport with the evidence. I'm puzzled by your knee-jerk defense of a robber who assaulted both a business owner and a cop.

Personally, I don't give a shit one way or the other about a lawless kid being shot by a cop a thousand miles away from me. If it happened once again just like this, I still wouldn't give a shit.

I'm far more concerned about innocent children being murdered in school.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

If this shooting was by a private citizen faced with a similar assault, there's NFW the shooter would have been charged or convicted. He would be praised in the "Armed Citizen" section of NRA publications. The assailant in Ferguson was certainly more threatening than Trayvon Martin was to George Zimmerman.

Even when faced with the evidence, you somehow seem convinced that the cop executed this guy for no apparent reason. This says more about you than it does the cop (or Zeke).

You're focused on the fact that Brown was 'threatening.'

How threatening is he when running away? Everyone agrees he was running away.

Then he stopped. Accounts and speculation diverge on what happened after that. Maybe he tried to surrender. Maybe he took a threatening step towards Wilson (everything this guy ever did was threatening). Maybe he 'charged' Wilson.

But keep in mind, he was running away, and then he stopped doing that. Why? Fear of bullets whizzing around him? So Wilson was firing at Brown's threatening back as it was heading away?

Seems so to me. What else would have stopped him?

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

You're focused on the fact that Brown was 'threatening.'

How threatening is he when running away? Everyone agrees he was running away.

Then he stopped. Accounts and speculation diverge on what happened after that. Maybe he tried to surrender. Maybe he took a threatening step towards Wilson (everything this guy ever did was threatening). Maybe he 'charged' Wilson.

But keep in mind, he was running away, and then he stopped doing that. Why? Fear of bullets whizzing around him? So Wilson was firing at Brown's threatening back as it was heading away?

Seems so to me. What else would have stopped him?

I don't give enough of a shit to care, to be honest. It seems to me that the knee-jerk condemnation of the cop by liberals, while praising the assailant, is nothing but a nation-wide attempt to curry favor with African-Americans in this election season. Such stories covered incessantly by cable news are the sort of thing I reflexively ignore. I just don't care.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

That too doesn't comport with the evidence. I'm puzzled by your knee-jerk defense of a robber who assaulted both a business owner and a cop.

Because it's obvious to me that the police in that community have a pattern of using bullying and intimidation tactics against black males and that has created an atmosphere of hate and distrust. It's also obvious to me that Wilson provoked the response from Brown by coming on with the same bullying and intimidation tactics. Tactics that they would not be able to get away with in an upper middle class white neighborhood. Hell, they wouldn't even dream of trying it. If Wilson had handled the situation in a professional manner there would have been no altercation and no shooting.

On top of that Brown had already retreated and was a good 20 feet from Wilson when he was shot. Brown was unarmed, Wilson had his gun drawn and ready to fire. There is no way that that can be spun into Wilson being in fear for his life.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It seems to me that the knee-jerk condemnation of the cop by liberals, while praising the assailant, is nothing but a nation-wide attempt to curry favor with African-Americans in this election season.

Thank you Sean Hannity!