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Michael Brown was a robbery suspect before he was shot to death, police say

!. the perp was wearing flipflops

2. the perp was wearing a Cardinals hat,

The perp was smoking Swisher Sweets he was filmed stealing and then hitting the clerk.

How do you know the cops didn't film the whole thing themselves using 2-3 Black actors?
 
Oh boy.
My bad.
My quote was edited before you posted, but the edit should have read.
But alas, I am sure reasonable folks know that wouldn't work.
 
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I really really really could have done without seeing the picture of the dead man. Who the hell took that? How disrespectful to him and his family, I don't care what he did.
I would say inappropriate for the forum, but I see no disrespect in posting it.
 
Ok, I am really confused now....The Police chief said today that this officer was not responding to the cigar theft...Seems like both sides are kind of blurring intentionally....
My understanding is that when he initially made contact with the thugs he wasn't responding to the robbery. He just told them to get on the sidewalk because they were walking down the middle of the street like a couple of complete idiots. Then after he started driving away a description of the robbers came over the radio and he threw it in reverse.
 
How do you know the cops didn't film the whole thing themselves using 2-3 Black actors?

How do you know they did?

If your going to make claims like this, you should at least back it up with some evidence.
 

What kind of message does that send? That cops can shoot and kill people without good reason and get away with it? Giving cops the benefit of the doubt is very dangerous. We must hold them to a higher standard or they lose their credibility as "protectors" and become predators instead.
This story from 2000 is burned into my mind as an example of police as predators. What do you think of the police behavior here?

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113971
 
Do you not know the evidence in this case? Brown attacked the Officer, tried to get his gun. The Officer received injury to his face from Brown.




And then there is this.
An eye witness basically saying the same thing that has been reported.


 
I really really really could have done without seeing the picture of the dead man. Who the hell took that? How disrespectful to him and his family, I don't care what he did.

I have no idea who took it. Everybody has a phone with a camera. But I'll tell you what. After watching the video of that piece of **** stealing the cigars from that store and threatening the 5 foot tall owner/employee, I kind of got some satisfaction out of seeing that big bully SoB laying dead in the street. Didn't bother me much at all.
 

How surprising! :3oops::roll:
 
Look at the robbery of that store...you should be impressed.

Theft is not robbery and doesn't warrant a death penalty.
 
Theft is not robbery and doesn't warrant a death penalty.
The Police called it a robbery.

And he wasn't killed because of it.
 
Theft is not robbery ...

It became robbery when he interacted with the store owner in the manner that he did. You might also want to add assault to the list, and given his behavior, it's a good bet that Brown threatened the owner's life when he aggressively moved towards him right before Brown left the store. This is not thuggish behavior. This is sociopathic behavior. Anyone who watches this video is probably not surprised that the altercation between Brown and the Police Officer ended the way it did.
 
No, went by pictures and actions.

Odd to say the least that you can't tell that it's two different people in still images, but a blurry video... no problem!
 
Well, to be fair, it was a black guy wearing the same kind of clothes Mike Brown was wearing when he got shot and, generally, the same size as Mike Brown.

A big black guy wearing urban clothing in a city where 70% of the community is black? Well... you've sure narrowed down the list of suspects. You were a cop right? :lol:
 
Odd to say the least that you can't tell that it's two different people in still images, but a blurry video... no problem!

A big black guy wearing urban clothing in a city where 70% of the community is black? Well... you've sure narrowed down the list of suspects. You were a cop right? :lol:


Hmmm? Let's see.
The police say it is the same person and even revealed that the Officer saw that same person with the box of stolen cigars.
The family's lawyer says it is him in the video.
And the video and images show it is him wearing the same damn thing, accompanied by the same witness who gave a contrived account.

And yet here you are after the fact of the above trying to cast doubt? :doh
Odd to say the least is right, except that it applies to your position.

:lamo
 
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Hmmm? Let's see.
The police say it is the same person and even revealed that the Officer saw that same person with the box of stolen cigars.

Yes, let's: The police said he was a suspect in a robbery that an officer had not stopped them for. You do know what suspect means? Yes?

Ferguson police say Michael Brown was suspect in robbery | Fox News

The family's lawyer says it is him in the video.

Really? When did he say that? Want to show us a link to the statement? Wait... here it is:

Police Name Officer in Michael Brown Shooting


You do know what alleged means, yes?

And the video and images show it is him wearing the same damn thing, accompanied by the same witness who gave a contrived account.

Really? Hm:

Officer who shot Michael Brown didn't know he was a robbery suspect - LA Times


As for the witness:

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/08/...-not-michael-brown-in-the-surveillance-video/

The woman in the hat is more interesting because she claims the man in the surveillance video was wearing different clothes than Michael Brown was when he was shot.

We must be looking at different witnesses. Even the people who saw it say it's not the same people.

And yet here you are after the fact of the above trying to cast doubt? :doh

Odd to say the least is right, except that it applies to your position.

:lamo

I don't cast doubt on it. I dismiss its relevance... which is exactly what the Fergusson Police Dept is doing. Actually, here is what the people who released the video had to say on the matter:

Michael Brown shooting: Officer stopped teen for blocking street, 'that was it' - World - CBC News

"[The robbery] had nothing to do with the stop," Ferguson, Mo., police Chief Thomas Jackson told reporters.

So... any more smearing you'd like to do today? Or what are we discussing here? How he deserved to be shot for being a nameless suspect in a robbery that the police officer had no clue about? Or are we discussing the fact that the police who supposedly have both Brown and Johnson in the video in the video won't consider Johnson an accomplice? Or are discussing the fact that the police themselves say the shooting has nothing to do with the stop or the shooting? Keep smearing Excon.
 
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The Ferguson Police Department now has two official stories:

In the first, the men were stopped on suspicion of a robbery.

https://news.yahoo.com/why-isnt-dorian-johnson-under-143711703.html


In the second, they are stopped for blocking traffic:

Police: Officer Wasn't Aware Michael Brown Was Suspect in Alleged Robbery - WSJ


Also of note: In the second story, the robbery has nothing to do with the stop:

Michael Brown shooting: Officer stopped teen for blocking street, 'that was it' - World - CBC News

"[The robbery] had nothing to do with the stop," Ferguson, Mo., police Chief Thomas Jackson told reporters.

"They were walking down the middle of the street, blocking traffic, that was it," he said.

However that contradicts this part of the first story where Wilson himself has responded to the alleged robbery.

Attorney: Dorian Johnson confirms he was with Brown at store robbery


Yep, this isn't going to end well for that department. They're either full of **** or hiding something. They're admitting 4 facts which contradict each other in the most basic of ways.

1. Report says officer stopped them on suspicion of robbery. Contradicted by: 1. Police chief admitting that they were stopped for blocking traffic.
2. Officer was the one who responded to the 911 call on the robbery. Contradicted by: 2. Police chief admitting the officer did not know about the robbery.
 
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Whether Brown was truly a robbery suspect or this is just more police misinformation we will soon find out.

What is more disturbing is the police reaction to the protests, they forcefully went after many people and arrested quite a few including a few journalists on false pretenses. There ought to be a follow up on that and any cop acting above and beyond their mandates ought to be fired.
 

I guess the various details point to why it takes a bit of time to investigate what happened. While it's not against the law to add to the evidence that a person is a violent piece of crap, as Brown seemed to want to do, his state of mind after commiting a felony can't be ignored. Given what the "witnesses" chose to lie about, it's going to be a real mess trying to sort it all out.
 

I tend to agree with you because I am inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to LE when in concerns matters of he said/he said with only biased witnesses available. However, you have to admit that it looks shady, and brings in doubt when the police withhold information, or give conflicting facts about what went on from their end.
 
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