Last week, Bernie Goldberg said he didn't think anything other than a conviction of Wilson would satisfy Ferguson. If no conviction, they'll believe the investigation was rigged.
Michael Brown Autopsy Reports shows he didnt have his hands up at all
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Hey, that sounds like a great excuse to riot and loot. Mostly loot of course. Hopefully for the looters the Ferguson stores have had time to restock the shelves. I hear big screen TV's Nike shoes and Colt 45 Malt Liquor are popular this time of year.
Nothing says justice like a new flat screen tv
Now the entire St. Louis school system is being held hostage by the tyranny of the few. Thank Dear Leader and Holder for escalating this to this out of control situation. This will get ugly. People will die. Every single one lands squarely on the Obama administration.
http://news.yahoo.com/schools-fret-over-ferguson-grand-jury-announcement-142129094.html
http://news.yahoo.com/schools-fret-over-ferguson-grand-jury-announcement-142129094.html
Initial Ferguson police report calls Darren Wilson’s testimony into question
The report lacks details integral to Wilson's defense
JOANNA ROTHKOPF
Since September, a St. Louis grand jury has been hearing evidence against Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. causing massive protests and lasting tension between the police force and civilians. While the proceedings of the grand jury are theoretically confidential, specific pieces of information have been leaked, some say with a specific strategy.
CNN pointed out that Wesley Lowry, a reporter from the Washington Post,tweeted, ”Feeling in Ferguson among protest leaders is that leaks are coming from law enforcement in attempt to signal that no indictment coming.” Meanwhile, St. Louis County’s former police chief, Tim Fitch, told local radio station KMOX that it is “probably very unlikely” that the grand jury will indict Wilson, and that the leaks are intended “to start getting some of the facts out there to kind of let people down slowly.”
The most important recent leak was the official autopsy report, first published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Shaun King from The Daily Kos pointed out on Wednesday that within the autopsy is an overlooked gem of evidence: an initial statement given by St. Louis County Police Department’s Detective Patrick J. Hokamp from Wilson’s perspective.
The statement reads:
King points out four major discrepancies between the report above and Wilson’s alleged testimony, also published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Wilson claimed that he recognized Johnson’s clothing from a radio alert about a suspected robbery; he claimed that he placed his SUV in park; he claimed that Brown punched him in the face until he was nearly unconscious, and he later said that he fired at Brown twice from the car.
“It’s easy to understand, when comparing the discrepancies between the account of Detective Hokamp on the scene that day and the alleged account of Darren Wilson months later, why concerned citizens would think Wilson injected key details later to aid in his own defense,” writes King. “Ultimately, the report from Detective Hokamp raises just as many questions as it gives answers about exactly what happened between Darren Wilson and Mike Brown.”
The report lacks details integral to Wilson's defense
JOANNA ROTHKOPF
Since September, a St. Louis grand jury has been hearing evidence against Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. causing massive protests and lasting tension between the police force and civilians. While the proceedings of the grand jury are theoretically confidential, specific pieces of information have been leaked, some say with a specific strategy.
CNN pointed out that Wesley Lowry, a reporter from the Washington Post,tweeted, ”Feeling in Ferguson among protest leaders is that leaks are coming from law enforcement in attempt to signal that no indictment coming.” Meanwhile, St. Louis County’s former police chief, Tim Fitch, told local radio station KMOX that it is “probably very unlikely” that the grand jury will indict Wilson, and that the leaks are intended “to start getting some of the facts out there to kind of let people down slowly.”
The most important recent leak was the official autopsy report, first published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Shaun King from The Daily Kos pointed out on Wednesday that within the autopsy is an overlooked gem of evidence: an initial statement given by St. Louis County Police Department’s Detective Patrick J. Hokamp from Wilson’s perspective.
The statement reads:
The deceased and another individual were walking down the middle of the Canfield. Officer D. WILSON DSN-609, of the Ferguson Police Department observed the two individuals, he requested that they get out of the roadway.
The deceased became belligerent towards Officer WILSON. As Officer WILSON attempted to exit out of his patrol vehicle the deceased pushed his door shut and began to struggle with Officer WILSON, during the struggle the Officers weapon was un-holstered. The weapon discharged during the struggle.
The deceased then ran down the roadway. Officer WILSON then began to chase the deceased. As he was giving chase to the deceased, the deceased turned around and ran towards Officer WILSON. Officer WILSON had his service weapon drawn, as the deceased began to run towards him, he discharged his service weapon several times.
The deceased became belligerent towards Officer WILSON. As Officer WILSON attempted to exit out of his patrol vehicle the deceased pushed his door shut and began to struggle with Officer WILSON, during the struggle the Officers weapon was un-holstered. The weapon discharged during the struggle.
The deceased then ran down the roadway. Officer WILSON then began to chase the deceased. As he was giving chase to the deceased, the deceased turned around and ran towards Officer WILSON. Officer WILSON had his service weapon drawn, as the deceased began to run towards him, he discharged his service weapon several times.
King points out four major discrepancies between the report above and Wilson’s alleged testimony, also published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Wilson claimed that he recognized Johnson’s clothing from a radio alert about a suspected robbery; he claimed that he placed his SUV in park; he claimed that Brown punched him in the face until he was nearly unconscious, and he later said that he fired at Brown twice from the car.
“It’s easy to understand, when comparing the discrepancies between the account of Detective Hokamp on the scene that day and the alleged account of Darren Wilson months later, why concerned citizens would think Wilson injected key details later to aid in his own defense,” writes King. “Ultimately, the report from Detective Hokamp raises just as many questions as it gives answers about exactly what happened between Darren Wilson and Mike Brown.”
I don't really see the supposed glaring discrepancies. The first report is not Wilson's official statement. Apparently, it is from the report written by another officer. It wouldn't purport to be a verbatim recitation of everything Wilson might have said.
I said before that I was sceptical of reading too much into the autopsy report. I also wondered if Wilson could have ended the incident sooner or handled himself differently. At the same time, I regard the claims made in the article to be borderline ridiculous and certainly unhelpful to the volatile situation. Of course, it is from some idiot at DailyKook, so what do you expect.
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Of course you don't.