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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 1437824" data-attributes="member: 22662">I think that what happened in Ferguson is still a relatively unknown.&nbsp;&nbsp; It may have been exactly as you say, that he had virtually no choice in defending himself.It may, however,&nbsp; be quite different.&nbsp;&nbsp; You often paint Wilson as human, as in a position forced to defend himself with deadly force.&nbsp; It&#039;s at least as plausible that rage rather than fear was the motivating feeling.&nbsp; Wilson, a law enforcement agent, had just gotten the crap beaten out of himself by a punk kid (if the stories are true).&nbsp; Brown had moved away.&nbsp; Had disrespected the officer, refused to obey and moved away.&nbsp; Think about that.&nbsp; It is entirely possible that Wilson was pissed, had a bruised ego to go along with a smashed face and rather than wait for backup decided to continue on.&nbsp; Split seconds?&nbsp; At some point Brown was 20 to 30 feet from the car. No matter which story you favor, there are more questions right now than answers.&nbsp; That&#039;s what the courts are for and whether it&#039;s a cold sniper from 200 yards or an enraged officer at 30 feet, the citizens of the US deserve the truth and deserve to know that the government cannot use deadly force with impunity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 1437824, member: 22662"] I think that what happened in Ferguson is still a relatively unknown. It may have been exactly as you say, that he had virtually no choice in defending himself. It may, however, be quite different. You often paint Wilson as human, as in a position forced to defend himself with deadly force. It's at least as plausible that rage rather than fear was the motivating feeling. Wilson, a law enforcement agent, had just gotten the crap beaten out of himself by a punk kid (if the stories are true). Brown had moved away. Had disrespected the officer, refused to obey and moved away. Think about that. It is entirely possible that Wilson was pissed, had a bruised ego to go along with a smashed face and rather than wait for backup decided to continue on. Split seconds? At some point Brown was 20 to 30 feet from the car. No matter which story you favor, there are more questions right now than answers. That's what the courts are for and whether it's a cold sniper from 200 yards or an enraged officer at 30 feet, the citizens of the US deserve the truth and deserve to know that the government cannot use deadly force with impunity. [/QUOTE]

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