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Indi Guy

(3,992 posts)
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 06:16 AM Dec 2014

Ferguson case: New mountain of grand jury documents released

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Weeks after a grand jury chose not to indict the officer who shot Michael Brown, officials have released a new mound of documents from the weeks of proceedings.

The hundreds of pages released Monday include details from the audio of gunshots, more witness interviews and an autopsy conducted by a Justice Department medical examiner.

On November 24, the day the grand jury's decision was announced, the St. Louis County prosecutor's office released thousands of documents from the proceedings.

Among the details that emerged: Wilson fired his gun 12 times; the officer said he feared Brown could beat him to death; and Wilson said he was not carrying a stun gun because "it is not the most comfortable thing. They are very large."...

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/us/ferguson-documents/

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logosoco

(3,208 posts)
7. If this does not get another grand jury I will never have trust in the justice system in this
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:42 AM
Dec 2014

country. They say it is the best, but it is a mess.
As it hangs now, a person can just say they were afraid so they had to shoot. Where does that lead us?
This on top of the torture really makes Americans look like horrible people who can't even use their brains before using brute force.

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
9. Well, at least one conspiracy theory about the Proscecutor can be put to rest
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 12:09 PM
Dec 2014

"Despite the promises of St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch, who had promised to make all witness testimony in the case public, McCulloch's office told CNN affiliate KSDK that it has kept some records secret at the request of federal authorities, who are still investigating the incident."

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