Sunday, August 17, 2014

Things are looking really bad for Ferguson PD and Officer Wilson's shooting story...

There are already three witnesses who claimed Michael Brown, who was unarmed, was shot in the back while trying to get away from Officer Wilson after being already shot, or shot at, once in an altercation at the police officer's car door. The witness, Dorian Johnson, was walking with Brown when the altercation and shooting occurred. Three days later, he still hadn't been interviewed by police. He claims the officer reached through his car window and grabbed Brown by the neck. Then, he pulled his gun and shot, or shot at, Brown once. After Brown ran, the officer shot him in the back  and again after Brown turned while trying to surrender with his hands in the air. Another witness, Piaget Crenshaw, corroborates that Brown was shot in the back and then again with his hands in the air. Witness Tiffany Mitchell also corroborates Piaget Crenshaw's account. Now a 4th witness seems to have been found. Someone who lives on the street practically live tweeted the shooting and immediate aftermath. Guess what. He largely corroborates the other witnesses who claim an unarmed man was shot in the back and again after he stopped fleeing and turned around.










It is unlikely the tweeter had time to coordinate a story with the other witnesses. The police have had plenty of time, 7 days, to interview the witnesses and get the autopsy report. If 4 witnesses claim Brown was shot in the back while running and he has a bullet hole in his back, Officer Wilson should be in a jail cell now.  I understand Brown was not a choirboy and there is no justification for residents rioting and burning down thier neighborhood, but it's no wonder the local residents have no confidence in the Ferguson PD. This isn't the first incident of outrageous police behavior in Ferguson. Also, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson should have been fired already for incompetence.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 17, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Gotta wait for the forensic reports and toxicology reports. They will be very telling.

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  2. Bluegrass PunditAugust 17, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    Autopsy should be available except for toxicology. I don't think toxicology has much to do with this. The officer either shot an unarmed man in the back and again while he had his hands in the air surrendering or he didn't. What was in the deceased man's bloodstream is irrelevant unless he wasn't killed by gunfire. Based on the amount of blood on the street. I think we can rule out other things than being shot to death.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 17, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    Toxicology is important if he was charging at the officer. Think of an NFL lineman sized individual on PCP charging you. How many shots does it take to stop him? Shot in the back? Then game may be over. The autopsy and forensics will tell this.

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