Originally posted by JimL
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The same story mentions Johnson's saying Brown was shot like an animal as does this story from USAToday: Witness says teen friend shot by cop 'like an animal'
If he is correct and the first round was fired from within the car it is almost certain that there will be residue that can be detected from the shot. It should be interesting to see what tests reveal.
But you will notice what he also claims. That Brown was shot in the back. There is absolutely no indication that this is the case.
There is some debate whether or not one of the rounds that struck Brown in the arm could possibly have come from behind but the claim that Brown was shot in the back has no basis in reality and draws into serious question Johnson's reliability.
As an aside, it is interesting that the two witnesses that corroborate Johnson's account also claimed that Brown was clearly shot in the back so you have to wonder what is going on here.
But there is other details in Johnson's account that give reason to doubt the veracity of his account. Earlier in the account reported in USAToday Johnson claimed that Wilson first tried to pull Brown into the squad car through the car window (which seems questionable to say the least in that why would anybody try to pull a 6.4' 300 lb. man into a car via the window -- especially if Wilson was driving the vehicle because that would mean that he was trying to pull him into the driver's seat!). And Johnson also said Wilson "grabbed Brown around the neck and tried to pull him through the window." I'm 6.4' it would take someone with arms like a gorilla to reach up from inside a car and grab me by the neck.
And we don't even have to get into Johnson's history of lying to the police, something he has apparently been arrested for. Oops. I read that in Britain's Daily Mail which leans center-right so obviously it must be a lie
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Originally posted by JimL
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Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prrydnTAly0
Notice the source? Last time I checked Brietbart isn't spelled y-o-u-t-u-b-e. Now I have checked Breitbart to see if he uses the same video and guess what -- apparently he does not. Instead he has the full 10 minute video as does everyone else that links to it. I chose the shorter version because it gets right to the pertinent part and the original is loaded with graphic language and images of Brown laying there dead in the street.
And it isn't the message that is garbled and confusing (I'm partly deaf and I had no trouble understanding what was said -- and I'm talking about the first time I heard it in an uncaptioned video). I think it is more likely the case that you are garbled and confused.
Originally posted by JimL
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Painted on the side of a looted Quik Trip
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Originally posted by JimL
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Since you repeatedly demonstrate you really aren't that bright I ought to explain the image above. It is an iron letter E which stands for irony -- something your last statement is loaded with.
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