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Originally Posted by wittynickname
I might be more apt to believe the officer if he'd actually attempted to defend himself, shown his face anywhere at all, or at the very least filed an incident report about an altercation in which a man ended up dead.
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It's in his best interest to do so. He's been told not to talk. As more evidence comes out, the more scrutiny the eye witnesses will be under as their statements don't seem to match entirely with other evidence. When you're dealing with the potential to end up in jail, it's best to play it safe and listen to your lawyer.
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And this sums it up completely. I have a hard time believing that a trained officer can't stop an unarmed man without 10 shots, 6 of which connected. He may or may not be racist, he may or may not be a murderer, but he almost definitely used excessive force on an unarmed man, and that is a major issue with police in this country; if nothing else, hopefully this will draw some attention to the issue.
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I was under the impression that the autopsies seem to suggest the fatal shot was likely the last fired (the one on the top of the head). Unfortunately, it's both consistent with falling down and charging towards the officer and doesn't really support one side. The 'murder' camp will claim the eye witnesses were more or less right and he was shot one more time in the head while collapsing to the floor while the 'self-defence' side will claim it was consistent to the candid video conversation that Michael Brown was shot at and continued to charge toward the officer until the final blow to the head.