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NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts) Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:59 PM Jan 2015

So, Michael Brown. Guilty of something, right? I mean the shooting was valid, right?

I mean the cop says that the kid made a motion that was dangerous so he put two in his head and killed him.

Are we all good with that?

I mean the cop said it, do any of us have ANY reason NOT to believe him?

I wont bring up Garner, we can do that separately.

I just want to get the "pulse" of the DEMOCRATIC community...I guess I wont say "liberal community" because if I have learned one thing here, very painfully, these are not always the same thing.

I cant do a poll so this will have to suffice.

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So, Michael Brown. Guilty of something, right? I mean the shooting was valid, right? (Original Post) NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 OP

Speak for yourself. There were a gazillion Brown threads at the time, overwhelmingly in his favor. arcane1 Jan 2015 #1

What does that mean? NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #3

AFAIK the GJ's no-bill was pretty universally condemned here Recursion Jan 2015 #5

Oh sure. I have no problem with that marym625 Jan 2015 #2

"Guilty" is an odd choice of words Recursion Jan 2015 #4

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

1. Speak for yourself. There were a gazillion Brown threads at the time, overwhelmingly in his favor.

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:07 PM

Jan 2015

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)

3. What does that mean?

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:08 PM

Jan 2015

I am seeing people defending cops on this board ALL the time, so I figured I would just ask people again.

Speak for myself?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. AFAIK the GJ's no-bill was pretty universally condemned here

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:17 PM

Jan 2015

I don't remember any DUers saying an indictment for manslaughter would have been inappropriate, though several have said they can understand why the GJ did what they did since McCollough seems to have deliberately torpedoed the presentation.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

2. Oh sure. I have no problem with that

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:07 PM

Jan 2015

And the sky is down, the world is flat, the leaves grow trees and all is right with the world.

On edit, I will say that the majority of DU does have a huge problem with this. .even those that are skeptical wanted a trial

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

4. "Guilty" is an odd choice of words

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:14 PM

Jan 2015

Guilty has a legal meaning, one which is irrelevant to the laws governing police use of force.

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