And Michael Brown was dead after he (supposedly, probably, definitely) beat Officer Darren Wilson in the face.
We both mentioned things that people already know.
The questions surround what happened in between Officer Wilson's face being beaten and Michael Brown being dead.
But there's more of that attitude that some of yall think doesn't exist.
Here's the rub: if Brown assaulted the officer, he committed a felony. Even if Brown got shot in the back (which we know is false), it's legal to shoot a fleeing felon.
This particular case is very sticky. Was the officer in fear for his life after being assaulted and then used more force than was necessary?
Did Brown flee and then turn around and charge the officer?
Did the officer have a bad day and escalate things improperly?
There are just so many possibilities, we can't make a judgment. Just because Brown pushed a helpless man shortly before doesn't mean he was stupid enough to assault an armed officer, but it does paint him in a bad light.
We know the best friend's story is false, and we know that friend has two arrest warrants out for him for theft and falsifying a police report. So we know his friend doesn't care about the truth, and we can't trust his account at all.
The evidence so far is heavily favoring the officer. But he could still be wrong. We just don't know.
On the other hand, even if the officer killed Brown in cold blood, we don't know if it was racially charged or not. That's what I'm upset about, that the media automatically made it about race, when they have zero evidence that it was.