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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
How many of you were or know white kids who shoplifted as teenagers? How many of them got off with a finger wagging and release back into their parents custody?
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A strong-arm robbery is a higher offense than shoplifting. The item Brown is suspected of stealing is more expensive than what teenagers** typically shoplift and it was probably kept behind the cash register which is why the strong-arm robbery would have taken place.
Either way,
there is no evidence the officer knew Brown was a suspect in that robbery. So, the being a suspect in the robbery is moot if talking about the shooting for anything other than possibly influencing how Brown responded to the officer.
**I typically don't call 18 year old "teenagers". While there is "teen" behind the age, they are legal adults. I believe people keep saying "teenager" for Michael Brown to youth-alize him and, similar to what KAPPAcino is saying, make him seem like an innocent child.
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Originally Posted by KAPPAcino
I don't know why he was shot. But I'm sure there was a legitimate reason behind the shooting.
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These sentences don't go together.