First off, Michael Brown is in no way shape or form some innocent kid who was trying to "make life better for himself" or was a "gentle giant". This man has a history of being very aggressive contrary to what his family says (as they would stick behind him no matter what), and he had prior to coming into contact with Officer Wilson (who had heard a description of the crime and the suspects who committed it) committed a very heinous crime as the video link below shows first-hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkOfqIXkBRE
Also to note, many members of the community lied about Michael Brown having his hands up as many of them were wholeheartedly biased against the police in the community and the DOJ discovered that indeed Michael Brown wasn't trying to surrender to Officer Wilson before charging him and being shot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/16/lesson-learned-from-the-shooting-of-michael-brown/?utm_term=.cddf6e7d7b8e
Ok sir, first of all the Ferguson presentations are supposed to be reviewing evidence in the witness testimonies, not arguing any sort of history of the victim. You can use this video in your presentation if you really want, but it honestly doesn't have a ton to do with what we were assigned, which was to make a decision based only on witness testimony.
ReplyDeleteSecond, The video you linked shows him pushing someone. This is aggressive, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that it is a heinous crime or that it is grounds for him being shot 6 times. Also, the audio is cut from the video, so it is difficult to say that he was not provoked or that his anger (for whatever reason) was not justified.
Having anger issues is not a good reason to be shot and killed. People acting out as a result of a mood disorder (which brown may have had but did not have the resources or opportunity to be diagnosed), need to be helped, not shot and killed.
Mood disorder? Don't make excuses for people who commit criminal acts and present themselves as a threat to police officers (which regardless of race will get you shot quite easily).
DeleteOfficer Wilson needed to fire as many shots as he did in order to disable Michael (who according to witnesses appeared to be under the influence of drugs). This explained how Michael Brown was able to continue charging towards Officer Wilson after being shot a few times as some witnesses as well as Darren Wilson himself noted.
It's a shame that somebody had to lose their lives over this but when people make stupid decisions with cops, they have to face consequences.
I'm not arguing that he was a good person or that he was innocent, But I do believe that his life, like all human life, was valuable and that he could have been rehabilitated had he not been shot to death when 6 shots were not necessary.
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