First off I'd like to say I was right. Jack in the Sharp showed up, AND Jackson DID pass the plate. When are black people going to see through these two nincompoops? Couple of years ago a little two year old girl in Dallas got her brains bashed out by a foster parent up in Dallas and Jack in the Sharp was sadly absent. I'll leave it to you to figure out why, but enough about that.
We are now running the gauntlet of autopsies trying to figure out what happened on that fateful night in Ferguson. There WERE witnesses, and it was in the street with enough light. Brown DID just strong arm a convenience store clerk, but the officer had no knowledge of that so it's not a factor in the event. What has to be determined is if deadly force was required or not.
There are some who are trying to draw parallels to the Trayvon Martin event but that doesn't wash, and I will tell you why. Trayvon Martin did assault George Zimmerman. This is borne out by Zimmerman's injuries. For whatever reason he was knocked to the ground and Martin leaped on him, banging his head on the concrete causing George some distress, and it doesn't MATTER what Martin said while he was doing it, he could have been saying, "Have you found Jesus," he was still doing everything possible to knock Zimmerman out. Now, this is important; one shot, squarely placed, to fend off am attacker. Physical contact had been made, and it doesn't matter WHY George was out of that SUV, it doesn't matter what flavor tea Trayvon had at the time it is simple. Attack, one shot, man down. If you will note, George Zimmerman did NOT empty his magazine into Trayvon Martin. When Martin stood, and said, "You got me," through the blood in his eyes, and the trauma of the head bashing he had just taken, George Zimmerman had no idea where the bullet went. It could have gone straight up in the air and I think Martin would have jumped up anyway.
Now, let's look at the officer's actions in Ferguson. These people are pumped up, ok? That's why they yell a lot. I've been told that the reason for the contact was because Brown and company were walking in the middle of the street. What happened to the officer just slowing his cruiser and pointing at the boys, and then at the sidewalk? He over reacted. Now let's get inside Brown's head. Being aware that he had just stolen those cigars, and believing that most likely the clerk had called the police, don't you think it possible that Michael Brown thought he was caught? When I was growing up down here in Texas, and a cop pulled up and got out of his car we ran in five different directions at once. Cop caught the slow guy. Witnesses agree that Mike turned, raised his hands, and approached the officer. Not one witness recalled the officer shouting, "GET DOWN!" Now THAT is normal police procedure. You lay down, they handcuff you, and you deny everything.
Let's address the firing of the weapon. I've been in altercations here with thugs trying to roll me in the parking lot of a store and all I've ever done is show my gun, smile, and say, "You were just leaving." Know what? They always LEAVE! Damnest thing I ever saw. That's cause NOBODY wants to get shot, and I dare say Michael Brown had just about the same mindset. Now let's push the envelope just a bit. Let's say, just for argument's sake, that Michael Brown was a drug crazed, raving lunatic, charging at the cop waving his fists in the air. You charge a cop down here and see how that works out for you. These guys are pumped up. They WANT to fight. They PRACTICE fighting. They taze each other at parties and laugh about it. If that police officer was in fear for his life because some fat kid ran up in him he needs to get another job.
Next, he can't shoot. All the wounds in Brown's arm prove that. George got Trayvon dead center with one shot with blood in his eyes. The one good hit was when Michael stooped over exposing the top of his head, which is another point. If a man is going down why shoot him again? In my opinion this officer has some explaining to do, and, as facts emerge, the scenario I have painted may change, but I don't think it will change that much. If Brown was on drugs, or drunk, police officers are supposed to be trained for that. If he was bull rushing the officer, don't they have teasers up in Ferguson? There are so many variables that the conclusions are endless.
On a final note I thought we'd done away with all this, "Burn the town down" crap back in the 60's. Apparently not. I have never understood that. You burn down the stores so now you can't buy any cigarettes. DUH! Beats working I guess.
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