Michael Brown’s Autopsy Report – Shot Six Times
The New York Times just reported the results of Michael Brown’s autopsy. Michael Brown is the 18-year old shot dead by Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014.
The report is based on the preliminary private autopsy performed today, August 17, 2014. Michael was shot at least six times, including twice in the head.
Dr. Michael M. Baden, former chief medical examiner for the City of New York, flew to Missouri today at the family’s request to conduct the separate autopsy. Dr. Baden found that one of the bullets entered the top of Michael’s skull, suggesting that his head was bent forward when it struck him and caused the fatal injury. Michael was also shot four times in the right arm. It does not appear that the shots were from a close range because no gunpowder was present on Michael’s body. Dr. Baden does not have access to the clothing that Michael wore when he was killed.In addition to the autopsy performed by Dr. Baden and local officials in Missouri, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Sunday that the Justice Department would conduct its own autopsy, because of “the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case and at the request of the Brown family.”
Only three bullets were recovered from Michael’s body, and Dr. Baden can clarify the autopsy results after seeing the X-rays for where the bullets were found. Some of the bullets entered and exited several times, including one that left at least five different wounds.
Dr. Baden stated that the police should be examining the automobile to see if there is gunshot residue in the police car.
UPDATE:
The video of the complete press conference with Dr. Baden is below.
Posted on 08/17/2014, in Cases, Cops Gone Wild, Michael Brown - Ferguson and tagged autopsy, Dr. Baden, Ferguson, Michael Brown-Ferguson, MO, shot in top of head. Bookmark the permalink. 124 Comments.
We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident 
Horrific!
Now picture Michael with his hands up and over his head and consider how the bullet holes are located in relation to each other.
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Dr. Baden said that the shot to the top of the head could also mean that Michael was rushing forward. However, he also thinks it was the last shot. That would mean that the shot to the eye would have prevented him from running forward. Falling forward, yes. Running forward, no.
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I don’t believe that he rushed the officer either, after the eye shot he could have started to fall and lowered his head with the final shot after.
So he faced him the whole time, smh, while pumping 6 shots into this young man. What has happened to humanity?
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Towerflower,
Some people believe that because of who they are, their lies will always relieve them of consequences for their actions. That is what humanity has come to, where lies and bearing false witness is committed without conscience.
I anxiously await other evidence from the investigation because an eye witness said that one bullet went into a nearby apartment.
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I believe m Brown, who had already smashed the officer’s face, was running towards The cop. I believe he was on some drugs other than pot, like bath salts
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And, I believe you are a bigotvoyant. Bye.
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MSNBC is currently reporting live. It’s 11 p.m. CST.
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I’m just so heartbroken. I can’t believe that we as a nation has digressed back to this state of racism. There was no reason to kill this kid because you didn’t like how he wasn’t submissive to your request officer Wilson to get the fuck on the sidewalk. It’s a shame that I have 2 sons ages 18 and 15 and their not allowed to do anything. It’s a shame that they fear policemen, the same ones that suppose to protect and serve. This is a really sad time in America 😭😭😭
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Hey Ladylove. Welcome to Blackbutterfly7 and thanks for the comment. MSNBC just reported that Mike was shot in his inner-right palm, indicating that his hand was up. The commentator is saying that should be enough to arrest Darren Wilson.
She also made another good comment, which is that without an arrest, more is going to happen and more reports will be released that can possibly taint the jury pool.
Law enforcement in Ferguson, MO has given a negative impression to ALL OF THE WORLD. They knew that their reputation with that community was not good, or they would not have brought out the dogs when people gathered as Mike’s body laid in the street.
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This is total disrespect for the people that live in that community and us as citizen as a whole. I hope that he get arrested. I can’t understand who could live with himself after murdering somebody with their hands up!
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ladylove,
A person who does that knows that others with badges have, and there were no consequences.
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I can’t understand why it has became the norm in America to shoot first, ask questions next, and them frame/smear the black man’s name and paint them as thug. I’m tired of these cops killing our black men for no damn reason cause of racism and stereotypes!
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With his hands up, even if bent at elbows, it is obvious from the pattern that the officer was going for kill shots…..chest/head. There is no justification for that when the person is unarmed. So what if the man had a swollen side of his face, would like to see photos of his injuries, why couldn’t he have used a taser? Called for backup and followed?
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You are right, tower flower…that does indicate he was going for kill shots.
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Towerflower,
Absolutely. Cops have alternatives. If it’s true that Darren was attacked while in his car, and Mike ran, Darren had the alternative to step on the gas and call for backup. He had already wounded Mike so it wasn’t like Mike was going to catch a plane and leave Missouri.
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I just added “Michael Brown – Ferguson” to the top menu of the blog. By clicking there, it will bring up all articles posted so you can catch-up and keep up-to-date.
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😥 Thank god my son isn’t a teenager anymore. I lived in such fear. But he is still a young biracial male married to a white woman. He is not safe. And there is nothing I can do to protect him. What kind of world did I bring him into? What kind of world did he bring two babies into?
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Rachael,
The same love that brings children and grandchildren into this world, has to be the same love that conquers hate. I know that doesn’t mean much given that unarmed persons are being killed by deputized law enforcement, but it is all that we have to start a healing process. It is also something to keep in mind when voting.
We need State’s attorneys and District Attorneys to take a firm stand that anytime a cop kills an unarmed person, that cop will be relieved of duty and there will be an immediate investigation conducted by an impartial special investigator.
We must start writing those campaigning for election and asking them that if elected, will they represent unarmed victims who are killed by deputized law enforcement just like they represent other victims of murder? Send the letter to editors of local newspapers and talk radio. Be prepared to be interviewed and support why the question was asked. Attend their campaign meetings and ask the question.
If none of the candidates answer the question appropriately, write-in Mickey Mouse on the ballot when we vote.
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https://twitter.com/PzFeed/status/501229361568444416
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Why they haven’t arrested the officer yet is beyond me. Anyone else would have been arrested by now.
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Absolutely, tower flower.
The world is witnessing how the Ferguson PD considers its first priority to be protecting and covering for their own and not caring about justice. They are self-serving and not community-serving-and-protecting.
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What do you mean anyone else would have been arrested by now? GZ wasn’t and that was as clear to me as this is.
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Benjamin Crump has announced that the Brown Family, Attorneys and Dr. Baden will hold a “News Presser at 9:30AM CST/ 10:30EST”
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Gov. Nixon signed an executive order calling in the National Guard to Ferguson. I don’t have a good feeling about this.
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Schools also being cancelled for the area effected.
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Police in Ferguson arrest and threaten more journalists”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/18/police-in-ferguson-arrest-and-threaten-more-journalists/
These are the 3 reporters who were arrested last night:
Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated
Chicago-based Financial Times reporter Neil Munshi
Rob Crilly, a foreign correspondent for the Telegraph
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Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche
Community leaders say they are having a 12 pm meeting at Ferguson Police Station to talk about National Guard.
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There is (seems to be) NO WAY the officer won’t be charged. He needs to be arrested ASAP to show the community and the world that police aren’t given carte blanche to kill unarmed citizens who are no longer a threat to them or anyone else. And yes, if his face was swollen, you would think they would want everyone to see that, not that it matters or excuses his actions. I think he got his widdle feelers hurt and that’s why he opened fire and kept firing.
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I agree, Mindy!
All of this unrest has been caused by the Ferguson Police chief effort to “protect his own” and NOT protecting and serving the community.
He has led a police force that has no respect for the Black community.
The Governor also has no understanding (or is willingly ignorant) of the feelings of the community and its distrust of the PD.
John Oliver addressed this superbly in a show this week, an excerpt of which I have just transcribed (I can embed the whole 15 minutes if asked):
John Oliver – – –
All of which brings us back to this week and Ferguson.
So how do you improve things there? Well, you could demilitarize the police force to stop things looking like this (4 militarized police aiming their guns at a calm protestor with hands up.) But that would just change the optics.
The substance of the problem would still be there as was embodied by a police officer on the streets of Ferguson this week who was dressed entirely normally. (Oliver plays video of police officer saying,
“Bring it! All you fucking animals. Bring it, I don’t give a fuck.”)
That kind of statement betrays an inability to see the citizens of Ferguson as individuals and instead treat them as a threatening whole.
And, that is a top down problem. Because last night this is how the Governor of Missouri decided how to rebuild trust between the police and the community – – –
Video of Gov. saying, “I signed an order declaring a state of emergency and ordering implementation of a curfew in the impacted area of Ferguson.”
Back to Oliver:
Oh, perfect. So you took a community tired of being treated as criminals and imprisoned them all in their own houses for a night. And, in doing so, employed the tone of a pissed off vice-principal trying to restore order at assembly.
Video of Gov: “If we’re going to achieve justice, we must first have and maintain peace. This is a test.
The eyes of the world are watching.”
Back to Oliver:
That is profoundly patronizing. Look let’s see if you all can remain quiet for 20 minutes and then we’ll see if you all can go and play outside.
If even the Governor can’t distinguish between the good and the bad elements of the community and decided to punish everyone equally then that should go both ways. I know the police love their ridiculous, unnecessary military equipment.
So, here’s another patronizing test:
Let’s take it all away from them and if they can make it through a whole month without killing a single unarmed Black man, then and only then can they get their fucking toys back.
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I have a different theory as to why Michael was shot in the head. Several witnesses state that Michael had his hands up and was surrendering.
It is likely that his hands were up and he was beginning to kneel down, with his head looking at the ground. I believe he was beginning to lay flat on the ground, on his stomach, with his hands above head, which is usually what a person does when surrendering.
I am not a violent person, but these creeper tweepers who insist that the head shots PROVE that Michael was charging the police officer makes me want to punch them.
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Donna,
Welcome to Blackbutterfly7 and thanks for your comment. I know what you mean about the creeper tweepers.
Those promoting the theory that the shot to the top of Mike’s head proves that he was charging Wilson forget one thing — Mike had been shot in the eye. That tells me that Mike would have been prevented from deliberately doing anything physical, such as charging head-on towards a person. Even IF the shot to the eye came after the shot to the top of the head, it was “excessive force” because the shot to the top of the head was fatal.
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Have not seen any US based reports on this but it is fairly new. Amensty International is sending teams into Ferguson.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-brown-shooting-amnesty-international-sends-team-within-us-for-first-time-as-national-guard-deployed-9675149.html
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To those White citizens who are supporting a militarized state in Ferguson:
Wake up or this will ultimately come back to bite you!
Mark my prophetic words!
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They do not see it as a threat to Democracy. In the end though these ones are a dying breed Yahtzee. The world is standing with Ferguson!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/17/amnesty-international-ferguson-police_n_5685952.html
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The last time I remember a politician with the last name “Nixon” call out the National Guard, it resulted in the deaths of young White citizens. Kent State.
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I know. Busy week for me Xena. But I am watching as much as I am able. The NG is set atop buildings. I hope to God that I don´t wake up tomorrow and see mass killings! Ya know what. Maybe this means nothing, but we had military copters and vehicles moving around here today. Nothing is the area though.
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Murphy,
Hmmm. Don’t you guys have a military/air force base in that vicinity?
News in Ferguson is ongoing. Wednesday, I’m hoping that we will have all of the info that is going to be released.
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Live conference on CNN with Dr. Baden, he and his assistant say that the one shot below the elbow area could have been made from either when his back was turned or his arms raised. This confirms witnesses who said his body jerked and he was shot from behind. It is in an area where it might have happened either way. On their chart they also show where the wound is from the back side and it can be described as being on the inner side of the arm which could have been received either way.
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They want to see the original autopsy report to compare. to compare. MB also had abrasions to the right front side of his face which they said is consistent with him falling forward to the ground.
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No evidence of a struggle….
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Does this mean that none of Darren Wilson’s DNA was on Michael Brown?
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They never talked about testing for DNA.
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They cannot speculate the order of the shots except the last two were the one to the eye and the final top of the head shot.
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No gunshot residue on the body so all shots were at least 2 feet away. All the shots were survivable except the last one to the top of the head.
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It’s not uncommon for prosecutors not to want information like this released – Dr. Michael Baden.
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And, just why is that??
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1. Number of times hit.
2. Consistent with what witnesses said.
3. 2 head shots.
4. all of the above.
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Yes, it is very consistent with what the eyewitnesses have stated!
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Also, he was not shot in the eye but just above the eye.
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And Crump attorney’s said it then came OUT near the eye.
This is so ghastly!
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Actually Baden said that shot came out near the jaw and went back into his body near the collarbone.
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Ooops, correction, that one shot caused 5 wounds, In above eye, out and back in eye area, exited by jaw and then finally into collar bone area.
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National Guard has started to show up in Ferguson.
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Hope they don’t have the mentality of those that showed up at Kent State in 1970.
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I hope not. This isn´t good.
Here is a story from back in June in New Mexico, a well known police state that the Feds. are now overseeing because of their PDs killing people.
I believe after what is happening in MO., the same is done. In fact all PDs should be reviewed whenever this happens.
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Forgot the link to the story http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/20/us/albuquerque-police-investigation/
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Thanks for the link and reminder about New Mexico, Murphy.
I worried about what our country is becoming. I worry about how many people are not paying attention but are in a “business as usual” mode.
Tears have filled my eyes many times this past week.
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Video from this morning:
Attorneys with Benjamin Trump this morning discussing the autopsy:
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Owner’s of the Ferguson Market speak. They said they were given a warrant for the hard drive showing surveillance tape of MB on Friday….the same day it was aired. Said cops viewed it before that date though.
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Towerflower,
Thanks for the reports. I’m just getting online. About the Ferguson Market, his lawyer has stated that he did not call the police neither wanted to press charges because he thought it was “petty.” A customer in the store called 911. Without the store wanting to charge, the Ferguson police had no good-faith reason to obtain the surveillance tape unless they intended to bring it before a grand jury to seek an indictment. The fact that they did not seek to obtain the surveillance tape until almost six days after Michael’s death means they were not doing it to bring the matter before a grand jury to indict on charges for “strong armed robbery.”
Another thing; since the store’s owner did not want to press charges, the cops made-up the almost $50 value of the merchandise that was shoplifted. There is dishonesty on the side of the Ferguson police department. Their credibility is ruined.
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Full news conference with Dr. Baden, they come up after Crump and Parks.
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It is now being reported by an anonymous source within the county that MB had pot in his system.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/18/county-investigation-michael-brown-was-shot-from-the-front-had-marijuana-in-his-system/
Begin the drug crazed teen scenario, like with TM, in 3, 2, 1……..
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I saw this on the news. I find this to be suspect. Not one hour after the Defense Autopsy, suddenly the county medical examiner is quoted by a Washington Post reporter stating Mike Brown had pot in his system.
So far, the local authorities have only released negative information about Mike Brown that has NOTHING to do with why this officer stopped him and shot him.
That speaks volumes! They won’t release the entire autopsy report, nor will the refute anything that Michael Baden found in his….but they will freely and happily say that Mike Brown had pot in his system
Disgusting.
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Wesley Lowery said in a twitter post that he went directly to the county medical examiner and asked
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here is the link
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/501411138220089344
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Donna,
My response to the pot is, the police should pay more attention to and arrest drug peddlers. Then they would not be able to attempt to use pot smoking against victims.
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Oh hear we go again about that hard core drug pot, that in some states and more soon, you can buy it at the store. I have never in all my years seen anybody agitated or become violent from smoking pot, quite the opposite I must say. I have seen that with people who drink alcohol.
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Curfew lifted in Ferguson, but no loitering. Police clearing out people from QT and a BBQ joint.
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I agree. but until that happens, they should no be able to use it against a person who can no longer speak for themselves because someone shot them. This officer did not stop Mike Brown because he appeared high. In fact, there is no evidence that he was high. Pot can stay in your system for a long period of time.
I think we both agree, and one day, perhaps they will heed your suggestion and focus on the dealers.
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Donna,
I’ve watched the television program “Cops” where they stop people for being in the area of a drug dealer and find myself shouting at the television, “So why not arrest the dealer?”
It’s so hypocritical — like a couple agreeing to and joining a swinger group then one spouse files for divorce on the ground of adultery.
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New reports of a woman named “Josie” called into a radio station with the Officer’s side of events. Basically after he pulled away he heard the call about the robbery and noticed how MB matched description and was holding something in his hands. He reversed and confronted the men. I didn’t catch it all….but jest is he got hit in the head…..he got out to pursue MB and MB turned and said what are you going to do? Shoot me? and then “bum rushed” the officer. CNN had story, I will try and find link to audio.
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So let me tell you the problem I have with this caller.
This article says it “is confirmed as accurate by a source with detailed knowledge of the investigation.” Then the article goes on to say “The account matches Wilson’s telling of events to investigators, according to the source.”
The reason why it matches, is it is because it is Darren’s account. This caller is a close, personal friend of Darren Wilson.
She is repeating what he told her. Here is a link to the actual call. Go to this page and then click on FM News Talk.
(Edited by administrator. Donna, I heard that interview the other evening and decided not to present it here on this blog. It’s hearsay of hearsay and frankly, we are not here to promote Wilson’s side that he hasn’t been man enough to present himself. If the Ferguson police department releases Wilson’s written report, that’s another thing. )
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I stand corrected. She is reporting what his significant other told her.
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sorry for all of the single comments. I’ll get better at blogging, I promise. I have a problem with it because this is a friend repeating a story. She was not a witness and not an investigative resource.
And when she says in her call the “quote un quote witnessess”, I get even more peeved. As if we are suppose to believe her story, that she is repeating third hand, over someone who was actually there.
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Donna,
Single comments are okay. I’m happy that you joined us. As you spend more time here, I’m sure you’ll be more comfortable.
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sorry. It looked like Towerflower presented it so I responded.
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Please don’t take my mentioning the latest items as support for them. I’m just trying to let everyone know what the latest items are.
I agree that a I heard from a friend who has a friend that heard another….isn’t reliable. If Officer Wilson wants his side heard then speak up, better yet the Ferguson PD needs to release some reports.
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Towerflower, I understand. Also, I agree. We need to see Wilson’s written report. I did remove the link but because I don’t want to promote hearsay of hearsay and feed the haters.
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No worries.
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I just figured out that new comments are posting above this last section of comments.
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Yahtzee,
Maybe you returned to the screen that was already opened???? If you do, refresh the screen. That will then show all comments posted since your last visit. The bottom box for commenting will then be where it should.
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Yes, and when I post there it goes above…take a look.
I was able to post under your ok gif by clicking “reply”
Just to show you what is happening, after I post this reply to you, I will go to the bottom box for commenting and simply write “testing”
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Yep, “testing” appeared above this comment link:
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Yahtzee, I’m not sure what is happening with comment placement. If you keep having problems, I’ll see if there’s an answer on a Word Press support forum.
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I have the issue sometimes Xena. I think it may be how you have the comment limit set? Those that comment via email have no issue or via their WP account may have no issue. On blog comments you can extend on settings/discussion. Yet, it also depends on the Theme too. I reply via comment because I use mobile and it jumps so I can not see my entire comment unless I go to archive.
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Hint. If you leave a comment to open another window when you are mobile regardless of browser if you are not signed into WP you will lose your comment after a time. WP will auto refresh. But if you are signed in it saves it until you clear or cancel reply.
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Maybe it occurred when you erased towerflower’s link.
I know when I have asked to have a comment erased, the replies under it often go to the very bottom of the page.
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Yahtzee,
I’ve searched the Word Press support forums for info and answers, and it does seem that when removing a comment, it can send other comments in other directions. There is nothing that can be done to correct the nesting of comments, but they do have recommendations on what administrators can do in the future so it doesn’t happen.
My apologies to everyone.
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“Timeline for a Body: 4 Hours in the Middle of a Ferguson Street”
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/us/michael-brown-a-bodys-timeline-4-hours-on-a-ferguson-street.html?_r=1
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Livestreaming from Ferguson:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930
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President Obama is suppose to speak at 3 p.m. CST, 4 p.m. EST.
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Didn’t the Ferguson Chief of Police say that Wilson was on a sick call and that is why the ambulance was at the scene so quickly when Mike was killed? Well, where was the ambulance? Mike’s body laid in the street for hours and was taken away in a police department SUV — not an ambulance.
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It was a dark SUV and I wondered if it was a Coroner SUV and not necessary a PD SUV…..in one of the videos taken they showed a typical body bed/cart that you would also find in an ambulance.
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Live conference with Missouri National Guard speaking, now on MSNBC.
(Well, that was a short press conference. Lasted about 2 minutes.)
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questions that I have…..
1. Does the Ferguson officers have tasers?
2. If they do why wasn’t that used first as an option?
3. Why didn’t the officer call for backup when he, if he did, thought he had a robbery suspect or even after he fired the first shot supposedly from within the car? A call about an officer needs assistance gets immediate response.
4. Why didn’t anyone check for signs of life?
5. Why all the secrecy in the immediate aftermath…..nothing over the radio, even denied to the St. Louis PD that a shooting had taken place.
6. Why wasn’t an ambulance called right away?
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Towerflower,
All excellent questions. I also want to know more about the bullet that entered a nearby apartment.
Just throwing out something because I’m not a shooter or ballistic expert, but my son has experience that he obtained in the military. He told me that since LE is trained to shoot center mass, and if a bullet truly went into a nearby apartment, then it means Wilson was the one moving while shooting.
He mentioned something else too regarding the hearsay of hearsay on Wilson’s behalf, which is, with Mike’s body being 35 ft from the police car, and Wilson saying that Mike was charging at him, that Mike would have needed to have ran further than 35 ft. He asked if there is a timeline and approximation for the time that Mike ran, to the time he was killed.
It reminded me of how others tore up ZImmerman’s story by using timelines and distance. I’ll leave that up to those who know more about it, but that would be interesting to know to see if it’s possible for Mike to have ran beyond 35 ft in order to run back towards Wilson.
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Another question would be how many shots were actually fired from the officer’s gun, we know now how many hit MB but not how many were fired. Also one of the shots, to the arm, was a glancing shot and that one may have continued on to hit one of the buildings. They said 3 shots were recovered from MB’s body but didn’t say if any remained in his body or if they recovered all that were still in him.
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Towerflower,
Excellent catch! Some people are saying that because Mike was shot 6 times, that witnesses who heard more than 6 shots are wrong. As you have pointed out, Wilson may have fired more times and missed.
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I’m not the only person questioning the Chief’s statement about the sick call and ambulance.
http://kstreet607.com/2014/08/18/seen-on-you-tube-8-18-2014-re-ferguson-statement-about-the-ambulance-by-chief-of-police/
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Presidential press conference now on MSNBC.
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President commenting right now about Ferguson…..
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ANNOUNCEMENT: I just added the video of the press conference with Dr. Baden to the article.
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Attorney General Statement on Latest Developments in Federal Civil Rights Investigation in Ferguson, MO
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/August/14-ag-873.html
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“Ten Things White People Can Do About Ferguson Besides Tweet”
http://www.damemagazine.com/2014/08/14/ten-things-white-people-can-do-about-ferguson-besides-tweet
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On Al Sharpton’s tonight, one of his guests said that there is enough evidence to arrest Darren Wilson on probable cause.
Prosecutors can still gather evidence and do interviews after his probable cause arrest.
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There was discussion at a press conference previously of Missouri being a grand jury state. That means that the State’s Attorney brings evidence before a grand jury and the grand jury decides on whether or not to indict. This morning, it was reported that evidence starts going before the grand jury on Wednesday morning. Interesting, Eric Holder will be in Ferguson on Wednesday also.
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Thanks for explaining their legal system.
Yes, no coincidence that Eric Holder will be in Ferguson on Wednesday.
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Testing
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Hello again. I have been reading and listening to Darryl Parks. He stated the shot to the top of Michael’s head went from the top to the front. Unless I am misunderstanding, how, if Michael had his head down ‘bum rushing’ or his head down looking at the ground while kneeling could this trajectory happen? Top to the front toward his face? Wouldn’t that suggest a shot from above and behind while Michael was in a prone position? Of course, at this point there are no official trajectory reports. Anyone else hear Darryl Parks say this on Nancy Grace?
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sidewinder,
There were two shots to Michael’s head. The one in the top of his head did not come out. It was the other shot that was at an angle. I think what they’re trying to figure out (an waiting on x-rays to confirm) is if that was the bullet that came out of Michael’s eye, or if it was the shot above his eye that exited, re-entered into his eye, and came out at his chin then re-entered in his collar-bone.
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Thanks. I understood Parks to say the shot to the top of the head was at an angle toward his face. Although he did not say it, I assumed it did not come out. The second shot to the forehead came out through his eye and re-entered in other places. Which is a strange trajectory/path for a bullet. But as you say, they need the xrays.
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sidewinder,
You’re correct that the shot to apex, the center of Mike’s head, did not exit. There was another shot to Mike’s head. That is the one where more examination is necessary along with the shot above his right eye because there are exit and re-entry wounds.
I would love to see the opinion of an expert to address why all the shots were on Mike’s right-side if he was purportedly coming at Wilson. IMHO, it appears that Mike was turning around to face Wilson with his hands up as he was being shot. That might explain why one bullet went into Mike’s arm and re-entered his chest and as Mike completed the turn, Wilson made kill shots to Mike’s head.
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Have to reply here Xena. Nothing in this area to call in reserves I heard of or was resported. Saw Staties the last few days out and about. The trucks I saw looked to be supply and were tan. Came from one of the State Police directions as I headed to a Walmart down a Highway North between 3 major cities in my area.
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My post went up there too and not at the bottom while using the Join the Discussion box.
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Ending blog settings talk…
I had to tune out tonight while the protests ended well in Ferguson. I saw an effort with Police and the community taking on the disgruntled who wanted to step over the line just for throwing a bottle. We need and I am proud to see this is not the non violent protests we want in Justice. It is time, as the legal going ons happen and Micheal´s family lays him to rest soon to allow this process we all as American´s sadly await. Again.
Ferguson is a good community as we so gracefully saw plenty of good examples since Michael´s killing. I tended to watch the community gather to give each other shelter, food, goods, and prayers. They cried, danced, and laughed briefly. Then cried again. They, and We will get there again as they have shown us. We should.
In the meantime, there is work to do. I do not think anyone will ever, even if they try will forget Michael Brown Jr. Now comes the process. One we know well. Sadly. The World knows Michael and everyone before him.
Michael may have been no angel, but Darren Wilson sure in hell is no god.
Peace and saftey tonight my friends.
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Murphy,
That is a very powerful, and on-point statement. It has been said that some people who kill play the role of judge, jury and executioner. Your statement reaches into the depth — people are not god.
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Xena, I’m not sure if this was mentioned already but, over on the treepers website they are claiming some guy who was recording and having a conversation in the background as proof that mike “charged officer Wilson, the guy in the background can be heard saying God bless his soul, but he’s dead.
You also hear him saying the following
Then the next thing I know he coming back toward him cus – the police had his gun drawn already on him –
Oh, the police got his gun
The police kept dumpin on him, and I’m thinking the police kept missing – he like – be like – but he kept coming toward him
Now for some reason they think this is some big ah ha moment and this aligns with the theory that Mike charged the officer, 3 witnesses already stated mike turned around, so towards him could be he was facing towards him to surrender with his hands up, not getting ready to “rush” officer wilson, plus the man in the video says “he” a bunch of times so its hard to know which he ,he is referring to at times. Mike was shot in the eye, I find it hard to believe he was getting ready to rush a man with a gun when he was already wounded! Fox news has aired this clip a few times already and to me towards him means he turned around to surrender like witnesses have stated.
Also, there is new talk about more than a dozen new eyewitnesses that are corroborating the officers account. I would really like to know who these dozen witnesses are.
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Monica,
I watched the video and the man who took it did not see what happened as Mike was killed. I don’t entertain their conspiracy theories nor their degrading and demeaning of victims, victims’ families, and any Black person who they feel is part of the “BGI.” Their agenda is to lie and misrepresent facts.
They have no interest in cases such as Curtis Reeves who killed Chad Oulson for texting in a movie theater. They didn’t know about Kelly Thomas until we reported it here. They had little interest in the Ted Wafer case because attorney Crump was not involved. I don’t waste time listening to their White Supremacist ideologies. There is too much to write about to promote equality for all, which is something that ilk does not want.
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best tweet so far: “three eyewitnesses tell one story. One police chief tells three stories”
In a practical sense, it may be difficult to get a grand jury to indict Darrell Wilson on the murder one charges he needs to face. From what I can tell none of the three eyewitnesses are willing to talk to local law enforcement under any circumstances, and I do not blame them. Nor do I have much faith in US AG Holder given his failure to act in the case of Trayvon Martin despite quite a bot of posturing.
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Willis, I’ve inquired why there has been no release of Wilson’s report. The Ferguson police department was asked to release that report but released the store video instead. A reporter who is on the ground in Ferguson has also made that inquiry and today, he reported via Twitter that Wilson did not write a report.
As far as the DOJ, I’m patient. Their investigative arm is the FBI and some of their investigations into violation of civil rights have taken 3 to 5 years.
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