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Mr. Luddite

On 12/3/2014 12:20 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:49:56 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The part the US Supreme Court found unconstitutional is pretty significant.

Only if Brown was shot in the back ... and he wasn't.
When he turned around and approached the officer, not following the
orders to "get on the ground", he was presenting a clear and present
danger.
Brown had already demonstrated that he would kick Wilson's ass in a
fair fight. Fortunately for Wilson, cops do not have to fight fair.
They give them a gun.

BTW if this case goes the other way and Wilson does get prosecuted,
you can kiss the idea of female officers goodby. 99% of them would
never win a fair fight with a guy like Brown. The same is true of most
male officers.

I don't disagree however I don't recall a command by Wilson to "get on
the ground" when Brown turned around appearing in the transcripts.
Maybe I missed it?

Wilson ordered Brown and Johnson to get on the sidewalk, but that was at
the beginning of the altercation.