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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
I think his point was more so that Brown wasn't completely innocent, and there may have been a justifiable reason why the cop felt he had to shoot. There still aren't enough details to make that determination yet. All we know is that there was a robbery and Brown was shot and killed. Everything in between is still unclear.
Everyone keeps mentioning his shoes. What am I missing? Is there video or a picture that I haven't seen?
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And yeah, there are eyewitnesses, but eyewitness testimony is about as unreliable as it gets.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ael-Brown.html
The above shows the video as well as the lifeless body. Same clothing.
So is it justifiable to execute someone for robbery? No.
Is it justifiable to execute someone who resists being detained? I can definitely see a lot of scenarios where that answer could be yes. A person of Brown's size could easily overpower the officer and seriously injure or kill him and when there was a struggle with police who were clearly trying to arrest him, that typically doesn't end well for the would-be arrestee.
As i said, sure there are eyewitnesses. It'll be interesting to see how the investigation progresses. It's a little too early for folks to start burning down their own homes and looting stores though.
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