Michael Brown Alleged to have robbed convenience store before he was killed

[Christians4LessGvt]

Ferguson Police Officer Shot and Killed Michael Brown After Alleged Robbery

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/08/darren-wilson-shot-and-killed-michael-brown.html

[sirs]

This is the problem with little bits of information being released....because now those who are already convinced that the officer was in the wrong, will start rotating their stories that "even if..." as in even if this fella was involved in a robbery just before the controntation, the officer wasn't justified in shooting an unarmed man.....a black man at that. 

In other words, regardless of any facts that come out that diminish what supposed "lameness" is in the officers' version, nothing will convince their already made-up-mind of what must have happened.  It's the treyvon martin syndrome happening once again

[Xavier_Onassis]

Is the death penalty appropriate for stealing a box of cigars?

Now if one is white, of course.

And a machine guns and full-battle gear is required to quell a minor riot in the burbs.

[kimba1]

actually race might not be too much of a factor . we actually have a precedent of white students getting peppered sprayed for blocking an officers path. uc davis I believe. race issue is finally losing alittle steam .

[sirs]

Is the death penalty appropriate for stealing a box of cigars?

Now if one is white, of course.

And a machine guns and full-battle gear is required to quell a minor riot in the burbs.

A) You weren't there, so the idea that this fella was "executed for stealing cigars" is complete BS

B) This would have the same scrutiny and throughness of an investigation regardless of what race anyone was

C) When the riots become less violent, then the officers should absolutely tone down the military look

[Xavier_Onassis]

The military crap was unnecessary in the first place.
What has happened is that the Army has a lot of leftover surplus crap from Bush's Folly, and they are offering it to local municipalities for "fighting terrorism".
If the cops throw teargas grenades, they can expect to have them thrown back at them. If they use flashbang grenades and sonic weapons designed to drive people crazy, they can expect to have a lot of crazy people rioting. If the goal is to make the community hate their local police, then this is how to do it. After this overkill, there will be any successful "Officer Friendly" campaigns or PAL programs. Making enemies of rioters means that the police are also telling the rest of the population that they think of the locals as a bunch if ignorant, violent savages.

One result of this will be the replacement of Ferguson's White cops, the police chief and the defeat of the present White folks in the local government.

[sirs]

Your opinion on what was or wasn't necessary to stem RIOTS is duly noted.  The points that you decided to avoid like the plague remains unchanged:

A) You weren't there, so the inferrence that this fella was "executed for stealing cigars" is complete AMBE

B) This would have the same scrutiny and throughness of an investigation regardless of what race anyone was

C) When the riots become less violent, then the officers should absolutely tone down the military look

[sirs]

Here's something that also now presents itself.  The supposed "eye-witness", Brown's buddy, who has been reading a script-like itnerary of what happened, with every camera pointed at him, including how they were "just walking down the street, minding their own busness, when some cop car suddenly decided to harrass and assault 2 black guys", apparently neglected to add the part where he and his buddy Brown had just performed a strong armed robbery, facilitating the police in looking for these 2. Hardly just some random coming across 2 black guys looking to execute them....which is how folks like JJ are trying shape what supposedly happened 

The credibility of the one "eye-witness" is getting more and more lame, lame, lame

[Plane]

   This is like waiting for another shoe to drop , and a shoe store is being dumped out one shoe at a time.

     What is the whole story and will it ever be available?

[sirs]

Probably, though some details may be obscured

[Xavier_Onassis]

It is said that the cop did not know about this alleged cigar theft.

[sirs]

Said by who?.....in other words, how do you know that as a fact?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Yeah, I know it as a fact.
God told me, in a revelation.

Wrote it on a piece of cloud and sent it with an angel.

I heard it on the PBS news that it was mentioned. You can check it out as easily as I can.

[sirs]

When you decide to present that claim backed by some actual supportable facts vs your standard error-riddled say so, we can then transition to some substantive dialog.   Ball in your court

[Plane]

  Why is a game going on?

   The facts are like cards being held close to the vest.