Ferguson PD and Race - MO AG's 2013 Report

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Originally Posted by bishoph

While I cannot at this time say that the police officer was justified in his actions......(I don't believe anyone can say one way or the other, until more details are released) However, it is clear that there are HUGE discrepancies between the "eyewitness" friend and the truth. For example:

1. The friend says that he and Michael Brown were crossing the street walking in the middle of the road and were j walking.....when according to Johnson (the friend) the officer pulled up beside them and told them to "get the f--- on the sidewalk" they responded by telling him they were almost at their destination and the officer began driving away. Taking this to mean he was alright with them continuing in the street, they continued their present course. Suddenly the officer placed his truck in reverse squealing the tires and backed up almost hitting them. According to the "eyewitness/friend" the officer asked them what they had said and attempted to open his door....they were standing so close that the officer hit Brown with his door and was not able to open his door.

Then the officer sitting in his vehicle reached up and grabbed the 6' 4" Brown by the neck and attempted to pull him into the patrol car and it was like a "tug of war" the officer trying to pull him in and Brown trying to get away.

How long would the officer's arms have to be and how much strength would he have top exert to reach up from a seated position and grab a 6' 4" 296lb guy around the neck and pull him down....Really??

2. Then a shot is fired from inside the car, Brown is hit, and starts to run away....according to his friend....the officer shoots him in the back, and he then turns around with his hands in the air and the officer just shoots him several times murdering him when he was peacefully surrendering.

However, other eyewitness accounts caught on tape tell a drastically different tale.....how that Brown after apparently being shot and walking/running away, suddenly turns and rushes at the officer which is when he fired the rest of the shots.

I personally think there is a lot more to this that we don't know yet.....and I am NOT defending the police......I am just saying the closest "eyewitness" account is extremely flawed/biased. IMO

Yeah and...seriously not too many people would have been able to, let alone TRY to PULL a 6' 4" 300 pound man through a window...WHat? That sounds like a lie