Ferguson prosecutor admits he presented evidence he knew to be false to Ferguson grand jury

Ferguson prosecutor Bob McCulloch admitted that he presented evidence he knew to be false to the grand jury considering charges against Darren Wilson. In an interview with radio station KTRS on Friday, McCulloch said that he decided to present witnesses that were “clearly not telling the truth” to the grand…

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Darren Wilson’s six-figure windfall for killing Michael Brown

Well this is something. A NBC source with knowledge of the #DarrenWilson interview talks said that ABC offered to pay “mid-to-high” six figures for the interview. The source did not say an exact figure because NBC stopped bidding for it after ABC upped the ante. The fact that Darren Wilson,…

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Why I’m convinced Darren Wilson is lying

In short, Darren Wilson wants us to believe that Michael Brown, after sustaining two gunshot wounds to the chest and one to the forehead, while facing Wilson, was able to muster the extraordinary and near superhuman will necessary to lower his head and charge Wilson from roughly 8-10 feet away, at which…

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National Bar Association calls for federal charges against Darren Wilson

THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO THE GRAND JURY’S DECISION NOT TO INDICT POLICE OFFICER DARREN WILSON IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN WASHINGTON, DC – The National Bar Association is questioning how the Grand Jury, considering the evidence before them, could reach the conclusion that Darren Wilson should not…

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PBS NewsHour’s Ferguson witness chart

I had posted this in a comment on a previous thread, but I felt it warranted its own post. PBS NewsHour has an excellent chart outlining the similarities and differences in the 29 witness statements NewsHour reviewed. Here’s the chart. Here’s a breakdown of the witness accounts. The chart above…

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Discuss: the Ferguson decision

A grand jury in St. Louis County has cleared Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, apparently determining officer Wilson acted lawfully when he shot Brown. I wanted to get your thoughts on this situation, so please discuss. Edit: To start…

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Ferguson police chief caught in lie about why he released tape purportedly showing Michael Brown robbing convenience store

According to a report in the Huffington Post, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson lied when he stated he had “many” specific requests for a videotape that allegedly showed Michael Brown robbing a convenience store prior to his shooting death at the hands of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Ferguson Police…

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NY Times: Racial History Behind the Ferguson Protests

On August 12 the Editorial Board of the New York Times wrote an excellent editorial outlining how a history of racial segregation, economic inequality and overbearing law enforcement has produced so much of the tension now evident on the streets in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown at…

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Disgraced former FEMA Director Mike Brown attacks President Obama for responding “too quickly” to Hurricane Sandy

Mike Brown, the disgraced former Director of FEMA, has brass balls… Yesterday, ahead of the storm’s pummeling of the eastern seaboard, Brown gave an interview to the local alternative paper, the Denver Westword, on how he believed the Obama administration was responding to Sandy too quickly and that Obama had…

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