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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Exactly How Often Do Police Shoot Unarmed Black Men? [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)26. Michael Brown has never been convicted of a crime
I'm sorry - was there a trial you know about - that the rest of us don't?
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We had the rarest thing ever in Oklahoma. A cop shot an unarmed black man in the back
CBGLuthier
Aug 2014
#2
I see you have already tried the officer and found him guilty before the facts are in.
agbdf
Aug 2014
#8
I was replying to someone who appeared to be siding ONLY with the LEO, giving him the benefit of
Gormy Cuss
Aug 2014
#54
The echo chamber has been saying, "Wait until all the facts come in"...
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#59
Wow. "If Brown attacked the officer and tried to take that officer's pistol away from him, as is
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#17
So let's see if I understand your position. The young man was walking away from the officer then
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#40
Let's see if I have that theory right. Michael Brown apparently got away from the officer.
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#55
Yes I might have been. But then help me out. Why would anyone stretch the story to
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#57
A police officer shot an unarmed teenager 5 or 6 times, making sure he was dead.
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#79
Probably not an overweight alleged smoker in flipflops who was apparently already shot once.
Gore1FL
Aug 2014
#74
this reminds me of the "slavery couldn't have been evil" because I refuse to believe so many people
bettyellen
Aug 2014
#91
One person armed and in a vehicle against another person unarmed and on foot.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Aug 2014
#93
He turned around with his hands up and was shot according to the eye-witnesses.
Gore1FL
Aug 2014
#88
the coroner said one or two could have hit him from behind, and if not- his hands were up.
bettyellen
Aug 2014
#92