FERGUSON, MISSOURI – It was announced Monday night that the officer who shot Michael Brown last summer will not be charged with a crime.
A grand jury had been meeting for weeks as evidence was presented in the case of the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot dead by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, on August 9. The grand jury considered four charges against Wilson, including first degree murder on down to involuntary manslaughter, but opted for no charges at all.
As the announcement was delayed Monday evening, demonstrators gathered in Ferguson near the shooting site, and gunshots have been said to have been fired, and general unrest was simmering. CNN reporter Don Lemon said “the smell of marijuana is in the air.”
Brown had stolen a handful of cigars from a convenience store on August 9, and Wilson caught to Brown minutes later. After Wilson confronted Brown and a companion, a struggled ensued, and Wilson fired about 12 shots at Brown, killing him. Brown’s body laid in the street for over 4 hours after the shooting s police secured the area.
President Obama was set to make a statement Monday evening, even as police were making announcements to the volatile crowd in Ferguson to disperse.
“I join Michael’s parents in asking anyone who protests this decision to do so peacefully,” the President said.
The picture makes him out to be a docile, non violent, high school graduate. When in reality, from the security video, he was a thief and a thug. He supposedly wrestled with a police officer through the police car window. I’m wondering if he was high on something, as he was shot five times before the killing shot. Why didn’t he get down sometime within the first five shots, instead of supposedly walking/charging towards Wilson. People high on drugs, sometimes don’t realize what they are…
About 3 weeks after the shooting I saw on the news about the toxicity report said he was high on pot at the time.
@Maybe-I saw the same thing. Another pot head flipping out.
Hey phil so its ok that someone comes and beats u with a bat but all u have is a gun so you wouldnt fire? The problem I have with the policeman is why so many rounds fired. Besides the kid sounds like he didnt have any respect including for himself.
Sig, you sound reasonable so I’ll engage.
I think the real issue here beyond racial profiling is the level of police force in America. I’m just not buying the ‘center mass’ argument when handling unarmed, or lightly armed combatants. Officer Wilson made it personal from the moment he rolled down his window and told them to get on the sidewalk. He could have shot in appendages at legs. He’s a murderer, like many other cops these days.
Again I have to say that your lack of knowledge on the subject is astounding. You spend too much time watching TV. If you have been watching the news on michael brown and saw how many times the officer shot him, thats because in the heat of the moment sometimes with a moving target you can’t aim properly so making a center mass shot is difficult, you see how many times he was shot till he was stopped. Your ignorance is making you look stupid peter, learn hot to shoot before you spout off.
Here’s the correct outcome for police when handling a threatening human who does not possess a gun. The police were firing warning shots, deliberately missing in order to get the man to surrender. When he did begin running away, they took him down in the leg. American cops would have blasted this guy to death ‘center mass’ from the very first advance he made to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAedmsJ-Fb0
I guess since it is your opinion then it is the correct one. I have a question smart guy. Have you ever fired a gun? Have you ever fired a gun at a stationary target? Have you ever fired a gun at a target that was moving? Until you do all 3 then shut the F up because you are nothing but an ignorant knowitall that knows absolutely nothing. I believe in the 1st amendment, everybody has the right to say whatever they want but I am starting to change my mind about you, a muzzle comes to mind.
Peter since you still think that your opinion is the right opinion then read this article.
http://bearingarms.com/professionals-dont-shoot-wound/?utm_source=bafbp&utm_medium=fbpage&utm_campaign=baupdate
Just because you have an opinion on the subject doesn’t make you an expert. The only thing that is a guaranteed stop is either center mass or a head shot, anything less is just putting you or an innocent bystander in danger. I am a very good shot, scored expert in the military. My weapon of choice is a .45 which is lets just say for arguments sake a 1/4 wide, trying to hit a leg that is moving very fast in your direction, if you can hit that on purpose you are the best shot in the world.
I hear the tough talk announcement from Gov. Jay Nixon and his team of authoritarians on CNN just now. My advice to the protesters if they were reading is to NOT go out tonite, but to stagger it at unpredictable times. They are preparing for a bloodbath onslaught tonite. Don’t show up and become target practice for them. This of course is all hypothetical advice were I to imaginatively be running the opposition.
It sounds like you are all for anarchy? Wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
An injustice has been done, and has been ongoing actually. The power structure of that region needs to be taken down. No different then Luke Skywalker and the Rebels taking on the Empire. Some things just gotta be done. I’ll assist with hypothetical long-distance advice as events unfold. For now, they need to immediately disperse and leave the National Guard twiddling their thumbs. Maybe in a few days or even next week sometime…STRIKE. Then disappear again…
Time to start ignoring his rants again.
I realize most of this is staged by the media. Now the Mayor is trying to take down Jay Nixon, but obviously they allowed the burning and pillaging to solidify framing up blacks as “savages”. Now they’ll pounce with the National Guard and there’ll probably will be a few deaths tonite even. As a military agent of the State #maybe, surely you understand that policy without the backing of FORCE is useless. In order for the protesters to be taken seriously, they need a level of force.
Ok, if I had to register a professional opinion on this matter I’d say that widespread across America right now police have been abusing their use of lethal force and it’s more to do with authoritarianism and militarism. Contrast that with the recent Canadian video of 2 police officers correctly shooting a man in the leg who was threatening them with a baton…even throwing it at them. Did they react by murdering the man? No. They warned him with shots, then shot him in the leg.
This bullshit of “center mass” needs to come to an end, and police need to be reigned in across the country and re-trained (re-ordered to be more specific) not to shoot and kill citizens automatically who threaten or contradict their authority. Even if they have a knife or baseball bat, the officers need to start aiming for legs and appendages. I’m sick of this murderous cop phenomena and I think many of you are as well.
I am not sure if I should call you ignorant or stupid. You obviously have no clue when it comes to using a weapon except for what you see on tv.
What makes you think that your opinion is a professional anyway?
@Philly-there is nothing professional about you unless it is smoking pot and doing other drugs. Other than that you are just a professional whiner.
I think most of the false flag riot was put by the law.
When you have the county doing an investigation and then the FBI doing an investigation and both coming to the same conclusion, if the county would have said yes we would indict and the FBI said no then something would look funny. Then we have idiots like peter wanting them to rip that town apart.
I feel this decision was correct, we all know that if you take away the rights of law officers then you might as well open up our streets to the thugs and go back to the gunslinger days and who ever is the quickest on the draw will survive. I for one wouldn’t mind that as I feel with the weapons I have I don’t have a worry in the world.
Peaceful protests are futile. The protestors need to rip that town apart.
Starting with your place
Those people have a right to protect their property and the police have a responsibility to do the same. Those business owners did nothing to deserve to have their property destroyed. They should shoot a couple of the thugs and that would stop it.
Even if they burn the town down, Federal money will kick in to help them rebuild. But as a gesture and warning against prosecutorial misconduct, they probably should continue burning until the officials regret what they did. At the very minimal it deserved to go to trial. There was enough information on both sides to warrant a trial. 80% is a sizable number. Eric Holder now has the chance to pick up the ball where Ferguson dropped it.
Were you in the court room with the jury? How do you know there was enough evidence to indict him? All you have is your imagination and arrogance. Sometimes I think the world would be a whole lot better if you were a mute. I know that you are entitled to your own opinion but when you base your opinion off of your own imagination then you are a danger to society.
http://toprightnews.com/?p=7370
watch the video
If I were a mute, I’d still be able to type out my thoughts on the internet. Just wanted to clarify that for you. BTW…I DON’T believe in the power of prayer, and any justice to be had has to be taken.
@maybe-there was no indictment because there was no crime. The officer was protecting himself from a thug while on duty. The answer here is do not steal and you won’t be stopped, do not attack a cop and you won’t be shot. The responsibility here lies with the thug, not with the officer. Just like Philopus, they are trying to blame someone else when it is clearly tier own fault.
I know there was no crime thats why is pisses me off when peter acts like he is the all knowing all seeing eye. Like he is the most important, most intelligent, person in the world and his arrogance rubs me the wrong way.
@Philospus-You are scary stupid.
LVS, Peter say’s, “Don’t worry, the Feds will step in and pay for it.” Every time I hear that it pisses me off big time. The Government has no money unless they take it from us first. That is why the liberals like Peter are losing in a big way. Some people are starting to figure it out finally. Obama Care come to mind at all?
John why are your panties in a bunch? Were you complaining over those $50,000 facade face lifts on mason city businesses? You know, the ones where store owners only had to match $5,000 of their own funds? How bout the $100,000 giveaway to Harley Davidson Minert? What about all the bullshit section 8 monies going into Russ hardy, and ed Kent’s pocket?
@John-Philospus forgot Hosmer, The whore house downtown, Central Park (although I like that), Northbridge, Southbridge and of course the new whorehouse to be built on city property at our expense. Not to mention they are taking away the parking lot used by the church and other downtown business. As I recall, that parking lot was to be used for overflow from the Park Inn. Could it be the whore house is not as occupied as they claim?
That parking lot for the church downtown is the only parking lot downtown. The people that live in the apartment complex across the street will have no place to park now.