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Several Black Witnesses Largely Back Up Officer's Account Of Michael Brown Shooting
Hufington Post ^ | October 22, 2014 | Ryan J. Reilly

Posted on 12/03/2014 12:01:01 AM PST by grundle

Over a half-dozen black witnesses who have testified before a grand jury deciding whether to indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown have provided testimony that "largely supports" Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson’s account of events, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Sources told The Washington Post that seven or eight black witnesses gave testimony before the grand jury that was "consistent" with Wilson's account, but that none have spoken out publicly about what they witnessed because they fear for their safety.

Many of the witnesses to Brown's death who have come forward have told the same basic story about Brown's final moments, saying that Brown was attempting to surrender and had his hands in the air when the officer fired the fatal shots. But there have been a string of recent leaks of information that backs up Wilson's account of the confrontation.

The New York Times reported that forensic evidence showed that Brown's blood was on the gun and that other evidence was consistent with Wilson's account of the shooting, and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch obtained an autopsy of Brown that also indicates he may have struggled with the officer for control of his weapon while the officer was still in the vehicle.

(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: darrenwilson; ferguson; michaelbrown
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To: Usagi_yo

... OK I get the point now.


21 posted on 12/03/2014 4:27:54 AM PST by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: grundle

When it comes to the Liberal/Progressive mentality, the Ferguson and Global warming situations are similar. Regardless of the evidence to the contrary, they have a story and their sticking to it.


22 posted on 12/03/2014 5:10:06 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: Blue Jays

Would you like Hash Brown with your McMuffin?


23 posted on 12/03/2014 6:04:14 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: tinyowl

I just found the article, and it hadn’t been posted before, and it’s from a left wing source, which is quite notable. So I posted it.


24 posted on 12/03/2014 7:55:52 AM PST by grundle
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To: SoFloFreeper

Exactly! The mainstream media failed to do its job.


25 posted on 12/03/2014 7:56:49 AM PST by grundle
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To: iowamark

I posted the Huffington Post article because it shows that even some on the left are willing to acknowledge the truth.


26 posted on 12/03/2014 7:59:00 AM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

Witness Number 10’s Testimony Read and Critiqued

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ttGOnork0&list=UU2Pl_U7fBVPlLS4DVKafBcw


27 posted on 12/03/2014 8:35:00 AM PST by Jonah Vark (Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers.)
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To: tinyowl; grundle

Here’s a more recent article from Huff Post.......

Ferguson Grand Jury Testimony Full Of Inconsistencies

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/27/ferguson-grand-jury-testimony_n_6232034.html


28 posted on 12/03/2014 8:43:30 AM PST by Jonah Vark (Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers.)
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To: grundle

It was a great post, once I realized the point. Missing the point was my dumbness - everyone else understood.

The funny thing was I read the whole thing thinking it was today ... and thinking ‘my God, Huffington Post is still calling it ‘leaks’ ... why don’t they just read the testimony.

The thing was ... it wasn’t outlandish for me to think it was from today - HP is that bad.

Anyway - I originally missed the point, that was my bad.


29 posted on 12/03/2014 8:36:38 PM PST by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: Jonah Vark; grundle

Alas, the funny thing is, that’s exactly the article I was thinking of when I was reading the one grundle posted, and it’s the reason I went through all of grundle’s article thinking it was today/yesterday. It was the same massive airbrushing technique.


30 posted on 12/03/2014 8:41:00 PM PST by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: SoFloFreeper

The MSM is the Country’s greatest threat.


31 posted on 12/03/2014 8:42:53 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: tinyowl

You’re not “dumb.” The fact that you asked questions proves that you are smart.


32 posted on 12/03/2014 9:58:05 PM PST by grundle
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To: Jonah Vark

Thank you for the link.


33 posted on 12/03/2014 9:58:33 PM PST by grundle
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To: Jonah Vark

And thank you for that other link too.


34 posted on 12/03/2014 9:59:03 PM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

The below documents are evidence the grand jury considered that was released by St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch.

http://apps.stlpublicradio.org/ferguson-project/evidence.html


35 posted on 12/04/2014 2:33:08 AM PST by Jonah Vark (Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers.)
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