Ferguson P2

Ferguson Part 2

Here I am going to simply continue supporting my opinions and beliefs regarding the Michael Brown case in Ferguson. If you haven’t read Part 1, please do so before reading this one.

Did Wilson have the right to shoot Mike Brown. I know that I said I didn’t think so, but in reality I am 100% certain there was no reason for a gun to be involved at all.

Firstly, Mike Brown and Darren Wilson are the same size. In the grand jury transcript, page 198, Wilson states that he is 6 ft. 4 and weighs 210lbs, roughly the same size as Brown. That immediately defeats the possible argument of “Well maybe the officer needed it in order to ‘level’ the odds.” I have had that said to me in a conversation regarding this event, and I cannot even fathom that it was said at all. A gun in our reality doesn’t “level” anything unless there is a gun pointed at someone. A gun should be the absolute last resort, not as a means of evening out a situation.

For whatever reason, Brown started fleeing. Unsure of why, if was a valid reason, I cannot say. For the purpose of me being able to defeat any point a supporter of Darren Wilson could have to this, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say that Brown just started running, giving him a reason to stop him (fleeing from a police officer).

Wilson broke police self-defense protocol. It teaches to disarm and incapacitate the target rather than kill them, as well as teaching officers to go for body shots. Wilson shot Mike Brown twice in the head, after shooting him four times in his arm and torso.

Seriously? Do I even need to explain how I feel about this? Wilson you shot a man, who was unarmed, as he was running away from you. That is already pretty bad, but not only that, you break the self-defense protocol which should have been you’re only mean of defense in court.

Grand Jury Transcript : http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1370494-grand-jury-volume-5.html