2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Exactly How Often Do Police Shoot Unarmed Black Men? [View all]chervilant
(8,267 posts)the allegations you seem to choose to accept as valid are allegations, and --just like most of the rest of us -- you were not at the scene to witness what actually happened.
Frankly, I cannot imagine how or why Mr. Brown tried to "attack" a lone police officer sitting in a squad car, who would have had his firearm -- ostensibly -- holstered at his hip. If the officer's gun was NOT holstered, what's the explanation? Why would he bring out his gun when addressing two young men "jaywalking"?
An eighteen year old unarmed BLACK man is dead! The police left his body uncovered in plain view for HOURS, without a shred of respect for him, his family, or his neighborhood. Given the rampant racism in our nation, I have a very difficult time making him the aggressor, and I have to wonder how you or anyone else does so.