Wilson Vs Garner

On August 9, 2014 a white male police officer named Darren Wilson fatally shot an African-American male named Michael Brown to death in Ferguson, MO. An investigation was immediately launched through the collection of evidence from the crime scene, an autopsy of Michael Brown’s body, and interviews with witnesses. For several months following the shooting and after the Grand Jury met, there was immense public speculation over whether Officer Wilson justifiably shot in self-defense or in racially motivated cold blooded murder. The ballistic evidence collected from the crime scene and from the autopsy corroborated Wilson’s story that he was justified in what transpired that fateful afternoon.

According to an article published by The Washington Post, Michael Browns family preparing a lawsuit against Officer Darrin Wilson and City of Ferguson Police Department. Lowery (2012) also stated “Attorneys for the family said that they disagree with the DOJ’s conclusion that Wilson did not commit any crime and was reasonably afraid for his life when he fatally shot brown on Aug. 9.”(n.d). Furthermore, according to Lowery(2015) the family began preparations to sue after the Department of Justice findings found Officer Wilson’s actions justified. With such cases of police brutality or other excessive force claims can bring lawsuits or torts against police departments and the city. Brown’s family may use lethal force as a motivating factor.

The only problem, the media was producing the wrong conclusion for the audience watching which turned George Zimmerman into a hated man nationally. However, testimony and evidence has proved that Zimmerman was defending himself against an angry Martin. On March 22, 2012 a nationwide coverage of a Florida rally featuring Rev. Al Sharpton, was used to build racial tension in order to force Zimmerman to be arrested. When the phone call between the dispatcher and Zimmerman was released to the public, Zimmerman mentioned Martin being black which caused the nation to think it was a racial prejudice that caused the events to occur. Ultimately, this case proves that the media reports very biased and can control what viewers believe. On August 9, 2014 Michael Brown, an 18 year old black man was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a 28 year old white Ferguson, Missouri police officer. Before the altercation Brown robbed a convenient store where he stole several packages of cigarillos and shoved the store clerk to the ground. The police were called and nearby Officer Darren Wilson caught up with Brown when an altercation between the two began for the control of Wilson’s gun. During the altercation the gun was fired and Brown ran, with Wilson in hot pursuit behind him. When Brown stopped running he turned and faced Wilson and started moving closer to Wilson. Wilson then pulled the trigger and shot Brown multiple times before killing

Why was Michael Brown shot to death by Darris Wilson? Darris Wilson could have been a discriminated person based on how people were or looked like , an example can be the "accident" or crime that happened to him with a young black boy, Michael Brown. Michael and some friends were on there way to buy some food at seven eleven during the night. They were staying outside the store for a couple amount of time to hang around when the cops came along to see what they were doing. Officer Darris Wilson was there and arrested Michael Brown and searched him and found stolen cigarettes. In that point officer Darris got him and something in the process of arresting him went wrong , and he shot Brown several times and he died.

“When you need to make a decision, don’t let your emotions vote.”(Quote) In every published article, the author will use several literary devices or fallacies to present perspectives of events like the Michael Brown Case in order for the audience to persuade them to feel a certain way. Consequently, the audience can be influenced by these devices and may unfortunately ensue to the perpetuation of misinformation due to their ignorance of the whole picture.Within the article, Darren wilson explains why he killed Michael Brown, written by Terrence McCoy from The Washington post, it displays quotes that favors Wilson’s story in an innocent and pitiful tone to justify his actions by placing the blame on Brown. It regards Brown as the one who started the fight which led to the shot that Wilson fired and brought

From the discussion, it is clear that the police officers employ more deadly force than African- Americans males. This discussion has provided many incidents that show that police use deadly force against African-American males. The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American male by police officer Darren Wilson is a case in point. Chief of police, Tom Jackson initially refused to acknowledge use of excessive force by his men by, instead, preaching reconciliation. He later apologized to the Brown family, a gesture seen as an admission of guilt, before tendering his resigning soon afterwards.

An entire town, an entire nation, an entire world was left to speculate. Who was right? Who was wrong? Was the officer threatened? Was Michael Brown wrongfully attacked from the beginning? Had Officer Wilson been wearing a body camera or had he deployed a dashboard camera, we would then have the beginning of the story, as well as the tragic end.

In the Ferguson, Missouri case involving a white police officer (Darren Wilson) shooting an unarmed African American teenager (Michael Brown), the worldwide media immediately claimed that the officer shot Michael Brown for no reason besides the color of his skin. Many rumors and assumptions spread like wildfire after white police officer Darren Wilson was found innocent by a judge of having purpose to shoot Brown.

The shooting left the Blacks in the city of Ferguson in a state of outrage. Anger raced through the veins of the citizens which prompted a series of demonstrations, which spread rapidly across the country. Brown’s death sparked protests and discussions about race and the abuse of police power in society. Protests began to flare after the Ferguson police officer was not indicted. St. Louis grand jury brought no criminal charges against Darren Wilson, who shot Michael Brown fatally in nearby Ferguson. The decision of

Later the article explains that Wilson, the officer that shot michael brown was let go out of federal court. With no charges. The article reports on the riots and protests that have been taking place in the town of ferguson.

Michael brown died 150 feet away from the car even though it was said he died only 35 feet away from the car. There was signs that there was a fight between Michael Brown and officer Wilson. Now given those facts I still would have to agree with officer Wilson because it was reported that Michael Brown was suspected of robbing a store not far from that apartment complex. The police have a video of a man that matches the description of Michael Brown reaching over the counter and grabbing cigarettes then when he tries to leave the store manager that was 2 feet smaller than him try to stop the theft but was easily pushed around and unable to do anything to stop

Wilson backed up his cruiser and blocked them. An altercation ensued with Brown and Wilson struggling through the window of the police vehicle for control of Wilson 's gun until it was fired. Brown and Johnson then fled, with Wilson in pursuit of Brown. Brown stopped and turned to face the officer, then Brown moved toward him. Wilson fired at Brown several times in total, all shots striking him in the front, with the possible exception of the two bullets fired into Brown 's right arm. In the entire altercation, Wilson fired a total of twelve bullets; the last was probably the fatal shot. Brown was unarmed and moving toward Wilson when the final shots were fired. Witness reports differed as to what Brown was doing with his hands when he was shot, but none of the witnesses who said that Brown had his hands up in surrender were later found to be credible. At 11:47 a.m., Wilson responded to the call of a baby with breathing problems and drove to Glenark Drive, east of Canfield Drive. About three minutes later and several blocks away, Michael Brown was recorded on camera stealing a box of Swisher cigars and pushing away a Ferguson Market clerk. Brown and his friend, Dorian Johnson, left the market at about 11:54 a.m. At 11:53, a police dispatcher reported a "stealing in progress" at the Ferguson Market and described the suspect as a black male wearing a white T-shirt running toward QuikTrip. The suspect

Multiple sources help define excessive force as “any force beyond what’s necessary to arrest a suspect and keep the police and potential bystanders safe is excessive force” (Segan, 2014). Were the circumstances justified by Wilson to shoot Michael Brown during their confrontation? According to Officer Wilson, it was a life or death situation. One of the criterias for a situation to be considered a use of excessive force, is if the force being used is

On November 24, 2014 the St. Louis County prosecutor announced that the St. Louis County jury had decided not to prosecute Darren Wilson based off forensic evidence that verified Darren Wilson shot and killed Mike Brown in self-defense. There was a large population

The shooting of African American teenager Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson has been a hot topic of debate. Those in support of Michael Brown believe that Darren Wilson racially profiled Brown and that the shooting would have never occurred had Brown been white. Those in support of Darren Wilson state that he acted in self-defense. This argument has more evidence supporting it than the argument that Brown was racially profiled.