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Originally Posted by Blackadar
I don't particularly think this was a good kid. But what is being released from the police department, and how, is entirely bullshit. The videotape of him in the store? It was highly edited - go watch the full version and tell me whether what the PD put out was reflective of the entire situation. The "kid was a suspect in a robbery" info release? That's a pretty blatant attempt to influence the jury pool since the officer did not know this and therefore is inadmissible in court. This pot information? Straight up character assassination. And it doesn't explain why the officer fired at least 6 shots, including (likely) the last two to the head to an unarmed subject who wasn't close enough to get powder burns.
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Does this conversation immediately after the shooting change anything? A supposed witness says he and the cop were fighting, Brown ran away, then started running at the cop when he was shot.
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/08/1686...uson-shooting/
Also, I believe the coroner who did the family's report said that just because there wasn't any residue on the body doesn't mean there isn't any on his clothes, as they did not get to examine the clothes. If he's leaning in and is shot through his shirt at close range, I'm sure there's a chance no powder gets on him.
Also, is 6 shots really excessive? Unless I'm missing something, cops don't normally shoot to scare or slow you down, they shoot to kill you. If the person hasn't given up yet, it stands to reason that you shoot until you don't have to any more.