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53. 'They act like slave catchers.' The sight of an unfettered black man is abnormal to them.

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Wow. New report on the struggle between Wilson and Brown [View all] boomer55 Oct 2014 OP

I'm still reading this, but... UncleTomsEvilBrother Oct 2014 #1

Via the grand jury there is eyewitness stating brown did not have his hands up and not obeying boomer55 Oct 2014 #3

via the man that was with mr brown, he was pulled into the car...then shots fired spanone Oct 2014 #4

Correct malaise Oct 2014 #6

That's why Bown's blood is on the gun. He shot him first when he tried to pull him into the car. n kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #62

straight out to side is the same thing as up riverwalker Oct 2014 #7

Sometimes it could be hard scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #13

+1, and never raised his hands "high" means he did raise his hands. "high" is an objective term uponit7771 Oct 2014 #17

And when did the shot to the eye come? sheshe2 Oct 2014 #29

Do you mean a *subjective* term? nt tblue37 Oct 2014 #58

Same witness who said Wilson used excessive force and JaneyVee Oct 2014 #9

yeah that witness does not make Wilson look good hfojvt Oct 2014 #66

This is false, there's no eyewitness's saying that from your article.... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #15

"Staggering" doesn't imply deliberate disobeying.It's what someone does when they're falling forward pnwmom Oct 2014 #72

Then he chased him down and shot him in the head so he couldn't tell his side of the story. bravenak Oct 2014 #2

Read the above story from another eyewitness boomer55 Oct 2014 #5

You Know, So Much Time Has Passed Since The ChiciB1 Oct 2014 #11

their offical excuse is to blame the crowd that gathered, they were scared of them.... bettyellen Oct 2014 #21

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Most of it was said from day one TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #25

"I seemed to be the only one here that said"... NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #26

Yes, most of this was visible to the eye. Blood on the gun, car door and uniform. Michael was the jwirr Oct 2014 #61

Figuring how to fix the scene. GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #65

ALL of the "eye" witness's are pretty consistent ... Wilson start this shit... shot at Brown from th uponit7771 Oct 2014 #14

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He didn't know about the store treestar Oct 2014 #37

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Wow! PCIntern Oct 2014 #42

What did he say that time? I was on the Jury that PPR'd him for an amazing comment on this thread. freshwest Oct 2014 #46

The one the jury saw was the most blatantly racist comment pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #47

Something about punks having to die or the equivalent..nt PCIntern Oct 2014 #48

OMG, that's worse than the tripe I juried, which was exceptional rubbish. Thanks. freshwest Oct 2014 #51

^^exactly this^^ bettyellen Oct 2014 #20

Yes he did., bravenak. sheshe2 Oct 2014 #30

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'They act like slave catchers.' The sight of an unfettered black man is abnormal to them. freshwest Oct 2014 #53

does not explain riverwalker Oct 2014 #8

+1, how is any objective jury supposed to believe ANYTHING Wilson says now? If everything was on uponit7771 Oct 2014 #12

wilson has a 5th amendment right to not fill out or say anything. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #23

Only if he suspects he could incriminate himself... Why would he suspect that? because he was doing uponit7771 Oct 2014 #27

Not true at all. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #34

That's for a court of law, not doing your job and filling out paperwork, though. He hadn't been freshwest Oct 2014 #50

So report shows Brown was injured while trying to pull away?.. NO BLOOD from Wilson?... somethings uponit7771 Oct 2014 #10

If Wilson's blood was on Brown, they'd be Bettie Oct 2014 #55

You would think a smashed orbital eyesocket would bleed at least a drop. Rex Oct 2014 #67

So if it didn't come from officials.................. wandy Oct 2014 #16

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #18

Right Wing Bullshit Fairytale Machine! BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #28

Not one thing about this jen63 Oct 2014 #19

it would have been onethatcares Oct 2014 #22

I find it difficult to believe that anyone on DU is STILL trying to justify this thug's actions. 6000eliot Oct 2014 #24

Remember why the officer grabbed him to begin with. Live and Learn Oct 2014 #31

Wilson also should have gotten a drug test BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #32

+1 gollygee Oct 2014 #33

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^this Marrah_G Oct 2014 #49

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+1 treestar Oct 2014 #39

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Double-wow!!! PCIntern Oct 2014 #43

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And if Wiilson did have a boo-boo on his eye, it couldn't have been too serious, tblue37 Oct 2014 #59

Agree. An officer should have more respect for life. If it has become that meaningless Rex Oct 2014 #68

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #70

Wilson is the one who ran away, hid, and colluded Euphoria Oct 2014 #54

+1, very very overseen point... if Wilson THOUGHT he was in the right why hide in the first place?! uponit7771 Oct 2014 #71

This report in no way exonerates Wilson and corroborates other witness statements that the KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #56

There's a lot of very good logic in this thread...... socialist_n_TN Oct 2014 #57

A jury needs to sort this out. There better be an indictment. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #60

The question I have... kentuck Oct 2014 #63

Wow. It took 2 months for this information to come out? Rex Oct 2014 #64